Legal Opinion
Starbucks Corp. v. Wolfe's Borough Coffee, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 15, 2013No. Docket No. 12-364-cvPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHIER, Circuit Judge:
Starbucks Corporation and Starbucks U.S. Brands LLC (together, “Starbucks”) appeal from a judgntent of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Swain, J.) denying Starbucks’ request for an injunction pursuant to the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (“FTDA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), prohibiting Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc., doing business as Black Bear Micro Roast-ery (“Black Bear”), from using Black Bear’s “Mister Charbucks,” “Mr. Char-bucks,” and “Charbucks Blend” marks (the “Charbucks Marks”). After a bench trial followed by additional…
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