Legal Opinion
Hough Manufacturing Corp. v. Virginia Metal Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 16, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-0414-RPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Hough Manufacturing Corporation, (“Hough”), brings this action against Virginia Metal Industries, Inc., alleging trade name and trademark infringement. Defendant has filed a counterclaim seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The case came before the Court upon a trial on the merits and is now ripe for disposition.
The ownership and use of the trade name Virginia Metal Products (“VMP”) and the trademark VMP, which is signified by capital letters imposed on adjacent rectangles, are at issue in this…
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