Legal Opinion
L.A. Gear, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Thom McAn Shoe Company and Melville Corporation and Pagoda Trading Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 13, 1993No. 89-1488, 89-1497, 91-1104 and 91-1105PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Thom McAn Shoe Company, the Melville Corporation, and Pagoda Trading Company, Inc. (together “Appellants”) appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,1 holding Melville and its division Thom McAn (together “Melville”) liable for design patent infringement, and holding Ap*1121pellants liable for unfair competition based on trade dress infringement in terms of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act and the New York State unfair competition law. The district court enjoined further infringement and awarded damages under the Lanham…
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