Legal Opinion
E.G.L. Gem Lab Ltd. v. Gem Quality Institute, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 2, 2000No. 97 Civ. 7102(LAK)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Brand names — trademarks—are pervasive in modem business. Frequently, however, the business carried out under those marks is conducted by licensees pursuant to relationships in which the licensee benefits from the goodwill and consumer recognition of the licensed trademark while the licensor benefits from the capital investment and entrepreneurial skills of the licensee.
A licensee often faces substantial risks in such a relationship, especially the risk that the licensee’s business will be so dependent upon the continued right to use the trademark that its very…
2Cases cited85 opinions
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- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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