Legal Opinion
Transamerica Corp. v. Trans-American Leasing Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 9, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-1915-WFPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
Plaintiff Transamerica Corporation, a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business in California, alleges that defendants’ use of plaintiff’s federally registered service mark “TRANSAMERICA” infringes plaintiff’s mark, violates section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and constitutes unfair competition under the common law. Defendants are Trans-American Leasing Corporation, a Maryland corporation with offices in Maryland and Massachusetts, and its owners, Howard Siegel and Frank Sarro. As the case arises under the trademark…
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