Legal Opinion
AmCan Enterprises, Inc. v. Renzi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1994No. 93-3628PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs (collectively AmCan) sued the defendants (collectively American Yellow Pages) for infringing an unregistered trademark in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(A). See Blau Plumbing, Inc. v. S.O.S. Fix-It, Inc., 781 F.2d 604, 608 (7th Cir.1986); 3 J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 27.03[l][b] (3d ed. 1994). AmCan sells a telephone directory under the name “The Illinois Yellow Pages.” American Yellow Pages, led by a former employee of AmCan — defendant Renzi — tried to solicit orders for a competing directory…
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