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Perfetti Van Melle USA v. CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided August 18, 2010No. Civil Action 10-35-DLBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
DAVID L. BUNNING, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, owners of the registered trademarks “Mentos Pure Fresh” and “Pure White” for chewing gum, commenced the instant action after learning of Defendant’s intention to market a competing gum under the name “Dentyne Pure.” Plaintiffs assert causes of action for trademark infringement, false description, and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1), 1125(a), as well as trademark infringement and unfair competition under Kentucky law, Ky.Rev. Stat. §§ 365.100, 365.110, 365.601(2), and seek a variety of…
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