Legal Opinion
Luigino's, Inc. v. Stouffer Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1999No. 98-1902PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Stouffer Corporation appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment declaring that Luigino’s, Inc.’s use of the mark “Michelina’s Lean ’N Tasty” does not infringe or dilute Stouffer’s “Lean Cuisine” mark. We affirm.
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Since 1978, Stouffer has marketed a line of low-fat frozen entrees under the registered trademark “Lean Cuisine.” The line has been successful, allowing Lean Cuisine to maintain, in recent years, the highest or second-highest market share in low-fat frozen entrees. Lean Cuisine’s primary competitors include Healthy Choice, Weight Watchers,…
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