Legal Opinion
Valley Products Company, Inc. v. Landmark, a Division of Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1997No. 95-5206, 95-5235PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an antitrust case. The plaintiff — a soap manufacturer that had been selling logo-bearing “guest amenities” for use in hotels and motels operated under franchises granted by certain of the defendants — was denied permission to use the franchisors’ trademarks after two competing soap manufacturers were granted a “preferred supplier” status denied the plaintiff. Claiming to be the victim of illegal tying arrangements, among other things, the plaintiff sued the franchisors and the favored manufacturers for various…
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