Legal Opinion
SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1996No. 95-8751PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This trademark case concerns a dispute between two insurance companies over the right to'use the mark SUN LIFE. The plaintiffs are SunAmerica Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sun Life Insurance Company of America (“Sun Life of America”) (collectively, “SunAmerica”). The defendants are Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and its subsidiary, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (collectively, “Sun Life of Canada”). SunAmerica appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Sun Life of Canada on a counterclaim it brought against SunAmerica. The district…
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