My Pie International, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Debould, Inc., Dowmont, Inc., Arnold Germain and Judith Germain, Cross-Appellees

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in these consolidated actions, My Pie International, Inc., is an Illinois corporation that has franchised a total of 13 restaurants throughout the country. The restaurants sell mainly pizza. Each restaurant operates under the name “My [Greek letter pi],” the plaintiff’s trademark. The individual defendants are two residents of Illinois who own the corporate defendants, Dowmont, Inc. and Debould, Inc., each of which is a former My Pie franchisee. Dowmont owns a restaurant located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dowmont operated this restaurant…