Legal Opinion

Beltronics USA, Inc. v. Midwest Inventory Distribution, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 9, 2009No. 07-3340PublishedCited by 200 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants are a consumer electronics company, its owners, and its trade names (collectively, “Midwest”). Plaintiff-Appellee (“Beltronics”) is a provider of aftermarket vehicle electronics, including radar detectors. Midwest appeals the district court’s order preliminarily enjoining it from selling Beltronics equipment not bearing an original Beltronics serial number label. See Lanham Act, § 34(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1116(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) and AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

As early as 2003, Beltronics began selling electronics equipment under…

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