Legal Opinion
American Dairy Queen Corp. v. New Line Productions, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided December 22, 1998No. 0:98-cv-01923PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, American Dairy Queen Corporation (“ADQ”), seeks a preliminary injunction barring defendant, New Line Productions, Inc. (“New Line”), from using the name “Dairy Queens” as the title for one of its new movies. Both parties agree ADQ holds a valid trademark on “Dairy Queen,” the name under which ADQ conducts the bulk of its retail sales. ADQ claims New Line’s proposed title will infringe and dilute its valuable trademark. Plaintiffs motion is granted.
I. Factual Background
New Line has produced, and is preparing to release, a new feature film, and proposes…
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