Legal Opinion
Alliance for Good Government v. Coalition for Bett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2018No. 17-30859PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART KYLE DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This federal trademark infringement action involves a dispute between two civic organizations over their logos:
*502 The older organization, Alliance for Good Government, developed its logo in the late 1960s and has used it for fifty years in advertisements and sample ballots to promote political candidates in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. The younger organization, Coalition for Better Government, developed its logo more recently (in the early 1980s or 1990s) and has also used it in sample ballots to promote political candidates in New Orleans. While the…
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