Legal Opinion
Burger King Corporation v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation v. Burger King Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 1994No. 92-4666PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this trademark case, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s Pride) appeals the district court’s award of attorney fees pursuant to section 35 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a). Because this court, previously affirmed the district court’s award of attorney fees, the law of the case binds us, and we affirm the district court.
FACTS
In 1985, after developing a chicken product to compete with McDonalds’ Chicken MeNuggets, appellee, Burger King Corporation (Burger King), introduced its product, called “Chicken Tenders”, m various test markets. Based on positive public…
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