Legal Opinion
Kendall-Jackson Winery, Limited v. E. & J. Gallo Winery, a California Corporation, Dba Turning Leaf Vineyards
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1998No. 97-16185PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Kendall-Jackson Winery sued E. & J. Gallo Winery for featuring on its wine labels a multicolored grape leaf design that allegedly resembles a similarly colored leaf design that Kendall-Jackson uses on its wine labels (the trademark claim) 1 and for using wine bottles that mimic the overall appearance of Kendall-Jackson’s wine bottles (the trade dress claim). 2 Kendall-Jackson claimed that Gallo’s conduct violated the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., as well as California’s unfair competition laws, Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code §§ 17200 et seq.; id. §§…
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