James Burrough Ltd. v. Lesher

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

STECKLER, Chief Judge.

This cause comes before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The basic question raised by the motion is whether defendants, by operating a restaurant under the names “Beefeaters” and “Beef Eaters,” have violated the Lanham Act and infringed registered trademarks under which plaintiffs sell gin. For the reasons set forth below, and on the basis of the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed herewith, the court has determined that there is here no genuine issue as to any material fact and that plaintiffs are…