Legal Opinion
El Greco Leather Products Company, Inc. D/B/A Candie's International, Cross-Appellee v. Shoe World, Inc., D/B/A Gussini, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1986No. 1036, Dockets 86-7032, 86-7038PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an issue under § 32 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114, specifically, whether goods manufactured by agreement with the holder of a trademark, but distributed without authorization of the holder, may be considered “genuine” for purposes of trademark protection. Because we conclude that such goods cannot be considered genuine, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
On March 17, 1983, Solemio, a Brazilian shoe factory, contracted with El Greco Leather Products Company, Inc. to manufacture 25,000 pairs of shoes bearing El Greco’s trademark, CANDIE’S. Solemio was…
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