Legal Opinion
TGI Friday's Inc. v. Great Northwest Restaurants, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 20, 2009No. 3:09-mj-00083PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, Chief Judge.
In this trademark infringement action, plaintiff-counterdefendant TGI Friday’s Inc. (“TGIF”) seeks a preliminary injunction to prevent defendants-counterplaintiffs, its former franchisees, from continuing to use its trademarks and service marks in connection with restaurants they own and operate in California, Oregon, and Washington. For the reasons that follow, the court .grants TGIF’s application and enters a preliminary injunction by separate order filed today. 1
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