Legal Opinion
Reed-Union Corp. v. Turtle Wax, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 13, 1994No. 91 C 5625PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PLUNKETT, District Judge.
For nearly twenty years, Reed Union has owned and marketed a polish for automobiles styled “NU FINISH.” NU FINISH received trademark protection in the mid-1970s. NU FINISH has always been marketed in an orange plastic bottle with black lettering including the name NU FINISH on the upper half of the bottle, and a series of claims about the product on the bottom half (the trade dress). For most of its life, NU FINISH was a minor player in the car wax market. ' Although Reed Union had always advertised the product on television extensively…
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