Alexis Lichine & Cie. v. Sacha A. Lichine Estate Selections, Ltd.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this trademark case a French wine grower and merchant seeks to modify a consent decree that bars him from using his family name in his wine importation business because of possible confusion with products offered by the current owner of his late father’s company. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court accepted the recommendation of the magistrate judge that the requested modification be denied, 855 F.Supp. 479. The appeal requires us to consider both the appropriate standard and the district court’s exercise of discretion in applying that standard. We…