Legal Opinion

Daddy's Junky Music Stores, Inc. v. Big Daddy's Family Music Center

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 14, 1997No. 96-3255PublishedCited by 283 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the order of the District Court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant and dismissing its federal claims of trademark infringement and false designation and state law claims of trademark infringement and deceptive trade practices. The District Court based its decision on a finding as a matter of law that there is little likelihood that consumers will become confused between the origin of the goods protected by plaintiffs trademarks and defendant’s goods by reason of its use of the marks complained of. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Lois Sportswear, U.S.A., Inc., and Textiles Y Confecciones Europeas, S.A. v. Levi Strauss & Company, Defendant-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  4. Amstar Corporation v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. And Atlanta Pizza, Inc., Pizza Enterprises, Inc. And Pizza Services, Inc., Hanna Creative Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Frisch's Restaurant, Inc. v. Shoney's Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by283 opinions

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  5. Herman Miller, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Palazzetti Imports and Exports, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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