Legal Opinion
Fortres Grand Corporation v. Warner Brothers Entertainment
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2014No. 13-2337PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Fortres Grand Corporation develops and sells a desktop management program called “Clean Slate.” When Warner Bros. Entertainment used the words “the clean slate” to describe a hacking program in the movie, The Dark Knight Rises, For-tres Grand noticed a precipitous drop in sales of its software. Believing Warner Bros.’ use of the words “clean slate” infringed its trademark and caused the decrease in sales, Fortres Grand brought this suit. Fortres Grand alleged that Warner Bros.’ use of the words “clean slate” could cause consumers to be confused about the source of Warner…
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