Legal Opinion
Kassa v. Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 7, 2015No. Case No. 15-cv-13153PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF #9)
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Mark Kassa (“Kassa”) holds several trademarks with respect to the phrases “The D” and “Welcome to the D” (the “Marks”). In this action, Kassa claims that Defendants Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau and Detroit Sports Commission (collectively “Defendants”) infringed the Marks when they included the phrase “Welcome to the D” on banners and signs that they displayed promoting two sporting events in the City of Detroit. Defendants deny that' their…
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