Legal Opinion
V & S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag v. Cracovia Brands, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 18, 2002No. 01 C 9923PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KENNELLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff V & S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag, d/b/a The Absolut Company (“V & S”), filed a complaint against defendants Cra-covia Brands, Inc. (“Cracovia”) and Przed-siebiorstwo Polmos Bialystok, S.A. (“PPB”) alleging, among other things, trademark infringement based on PPB’s application for federal registration of its ABSOLWENT trademark. V & S seived its complaint and summons on Cracovia in December 2001 but did not serve PPB, which is a Polish corporation. In the following months, V & S engaged in settlement negotiations with both defendants…
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