Legal Opinion
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Church
District Court, S.D. California
Decided June 20, 1966No. Civ. A. 64-451-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
TAVARES, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a German corporation, is the manufacturer of the Volkswagen line of automobiles; defendant operates an automobile repair shop in Southern California, as a sole proprietor, specializing in work on Volkswagen and Porsche cars. Plaintiff claims that defendant is guilty of infringing its trademarks and of unfair competition.
The jurisdictional allegations are based primarily on the “Lanham” Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 and following. The Lanham Act was intended to regulate all of that “commerce” that is within the control of Congress: 15 U.S.C.…
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