Legal Opinion
Green Products Co. v. Independence Corn By-Products Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 25, 1997No. C-97-177-MJMPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
MELLOY, Chief Judge.
The sole issue before the Court is whether to compel Independence Corn By-Products Co. (ICBP) to convey the domain name “greenproducts.com” to the plaintiff, Green Products Co. (Green Products), for its use during the pendency of this litigation.
Green Products claims that ICBP violated Section 43(a) of the Lanham Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), as well as state laws, when ICBP registered the domain name “greenproduets.com” as one of its own domain names on the internet. 1 Green Products moved for a…
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