Legal Opinion
Pilates, Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 2000No. 96 Civ. 43 MGCPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Plaintiff Pilates, Inc. sues defendants Current Concepts, Inc. and Kenneth En-delman for infringing two of plaintiffs registered trademarks in the word PILATES. One mark is registered for certain types of equipment used in the “Pilates method” of exercise. The other mark is registered for use in connection with exercise instruction services. Plaintiff seeks only declaratory and injunctive relief. A bench trial was held from June 5 to June 26, 2000.
Because defendants did not contest infringement, the central issue at trial was the validity of plaintiffs marks.…
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