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Eco Pro Painting, LLC v. Sherwin-Williams Co.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided August 10, 2011No. Case No. 11 C 354PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:

Eco Pro Painting has sued The Sherwin Williams Company (Sherwin-Williams) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SWIMC, Inc., for trademark infringement. SWIMC has moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants SWIMC’s motion.

Facts

Eco Pro Painting is a painting service located in a Chicago suburb that markets itself as using environmentally-friendly paint products. Eco Pro Painting alleges that it has been using the name “Eco Pro” in its marketing materials since 2007.

In 2009,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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