Legal Opinion
McGraw Company v. Walt Disney Productions and Bally Manufacturing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1986No. 85-1255PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, McGraw-Edison Company (“McGraw-Edison”), brought this action against the defendants-appellees, Walt Disney Productions (“Disney”) and Bally Manufacturing Corporation (“Bally”), alleging that the defendants’ use of the plaintiff’s TRON trademark violates sections 32 and 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1) 1 and 1125(a), 2 the Illinois Anti-Dilution Act, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 140, § 22, 3 the Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. I2IV2, §§ 311-317, 4 and the common law of the State of Illinois. The district court granted summary…
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