Legal Opinion
Three Blind Mice Designs Co., Inc. v. Cyrk, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 16, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-11710-PBSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
SARIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Three Blind Mice Designs Co., Inc. (“TBM”) and defendant Cyrk, Inc. (“Cyrk”), both produce t-shirts and other apparel imprinted with caricatures of sports referees in the form of three blind mice. Plaintiff files claims under the federal unfair competition statute, section 43(a) of the Lan-ham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) and state law. After a bench trial, this court concludes that defendant has violated section 43(a). Although TBM has failed to establish entitlement to damages, the…
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