Legal Opinion
ITC Ltd. v. Punchgini, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 28, 2007No. Docket No. 05-0933-cvPublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAGGI, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide, among other things, the applicability of the “famous marks” doctrine to a claim for unfair competition under federal and state law. Plaintiffs ITC Limited and ITC Hotels Limited (collectively “ITC”) held a registered United States trademark for restaurant services: “Bukhara.” They sued defendants, Punehgini, Inc., Bukhara Grill II, Inc., and certain named individuals associated with these businesses, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gerard E. Lynch, Judge) claiming that defendants’ use of a similar…
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