Janet Travis, Inc. v. Preka Holdings, LLC

Defendant appeals the trial court’s order that denied its motion for summary disposition and granted plaintiffs request for a permanent injunction. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

This action is a trademark-infringement suit. Michigan courts have protected trademark rights since the nineteenth century, initially under the common law of unfair competition. Michigan law has offered this protection for the benefit of two related groups: business owners, and the consuming public. Business owners, who invest significant amounts of money and effort to convince consumers…