Legal Opinion
Pantone, Inc. v. Esselte Letraset, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 28, 1989No. 997, Docket 88-7775PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the interpretation of two expressly interrelated agreements executed in 1972 (the “1972 Agreements” between Pantone, Inc. (“Pantone”) and Es-selte Letraset, Ltd. (“Letraset”)). Pursuant to these agreements Pantone granted a license to use its trademark “Pantone” (the “Trademark Agreement”) and transferred certain assets to Letraset (the “Purchase Agreement”). These agreements included: (i) a limited covenant by Pantone not to compete with Letraset and (ii) provided Le-traset with a qualified right of first refusal concerning the use of the mark on…
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