Legal Opinion
Ashe v. Pepsico, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 27, 1977No. 77 Civ. 1936 (HFW)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
WERKER, District Judge.
This action for a declaration of noninfringement and related declaratory and equitable relief is brought by plaintiff Arthur Ashe, a tennis player of wide reknown, against defendant Pepsico, Inc., a corporation which manufactures sporting goods under the name of its division, the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (“Wilson”). A related suit for trademark infringement and dilution and unfair competition is presently pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Both actions arise out of Pepsico’s charge that Ashe, together…
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