Legal Opinion

General Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Seventh-Day Adventist Congregational Church John R. Marik

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 5, 1989No. 88-2506PublishedCited by 162 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Seventh-Day Adventist Congregational Church and John Marik appeal a judgment on the pleadings and the issuance of a permanent injunction against them in a trademark infringement action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists sued the Seventh-Day Adventist Congregational Church, located in Kealakekua, Hawaii, and its pastor, John R. Marik, under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., for trademark and service mark infringement, unfair competition, and false…

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