Legal Opinion

Barrington Music Products, Inc v. Music & Arts Center

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 22, 2019No. 18-2945PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bauer, Circuit Judge.

Barrington Music Products (Barrington) sued Music & Arts Centers (Music & Arts), Guitar Center Stores, Inc. (Guitar Center), Woodwind & Brasswind Inc. (Woodwind), and Eastman Music Company (Eastman), for infringing on Barrington's "Vento" trademark with their use of the trademark "Ventus." After being awarded damages for sales made through eponymous Guitar Center stores only, Barrington moved to amend the judgment to include sales from Music & Arts and Woodwind in the damage calculation. The district court denied Barrington's motion and for the reasons that follow, we…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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