Legal Opinion
Educational Development Corporation v. The Economy Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1977No. 76-1425PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
This is a trademark case within federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1338. Plaintiff claims infringement of its registered valid trademark and unfair competition. After trial without a jury, the district court held that the trademark was not properly registered because it was descriptive, see 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1), and denied the unfair competition claim. The plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.
Plaintiff-appellant, Educational Development Corporation (EDC), publishes and sells educational materials. In 1968 it began the development of products for use in…
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