Legal Opinion
Ale House Management, Inc. v. Raleigh Ale House, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2000No. 99-1175PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge CHASANOW and Judge DAVIS joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Ale House Management, Inc., an operator of a small chain of facilities selling food and beer in Florida, seeks to enjoin Raleigh Ale House, Inc. from opening a similar' type of facility in. Raleigh, North Carolina. Ale House Management asserts a proprietary interest in (1) the words “ale house,” (2) both the exterior and interior appearances of its facilities, and (3) the copyright of its floor plan drawings. The district court rejected Ale House…
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