Legal Opinion
Otokoyama Co. v. Wine of Japan Import, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 5, 2001No. Nos. 00-9059, 00-9089PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
AFTER ARGUMENT AND UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED.
Plaintiff-Appellant Otokoyama Co. Ltd. (“Otokoyama Co.”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Harold Baer, Jr., Judge) dated July 26, 2000 finding that the term “otokoyama” is not entitled to trademark protection pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. Applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents, the District Court canceled plaintiffs trademarks on the grounds that…
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- Otokoyama Co. v. Wine of Japan Import, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Otokoyama Co. Ltd. v. Wine of Japan Import, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
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