Legal Opinion
The Realex Chemical Corporation v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1988No. 87-1989PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Johnson) appeals from an order of the district court granting the Realex Chemical Corporation (Realex) summary judgment on Johnson’s three-count counterclaim of copyright infringement and unfair competition. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Realex produces three types of insecticide: (1) Ant & Roach Killer; (2) Wasp & Hornet Killer; and (3) House & Garden Spray. In a previous lawsuit (Suit I), Johnson alleged that Realex’s Ant & Roach label infringed upon Johnson’s copyright, and also, that distributing under that label was…
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