Legal Opinion

Top Tobacco v. Fantasia Distribution Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 3, 2015No. Case No. 14 C 8981PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

John Robert Blakey, United States District Judge

This matter involves a trademark related dispute between manufacturers and distributors of tobacco. Plaintiffs brought suit against Defendant for: (1) trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(a); (2) unfair competition in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a); (3) deceptive trade practices in violation of the Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act *787(“DTPA”); and (4) unfair competition in violation of Illinois common law. Plaintiffs Top Tobacco and Republic Tobacco are tobacco manufacturers and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Concentra Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Lisa Williamson v. Mark Curran, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Ty, Inc. v. The Jones Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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