Legal Opinion
Viacom Inc. v. Ingram Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1998No. 97-1950 and 97-2330PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Viacom Inc. and Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc. (“Viacom”), own many federally registered trademarks centered around the marks BLOCKBUSTER and BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO. The first mark was registered in 1986, and some are now incontestable under 15 U.S.C. § 1065. Viacom owns or franchises 4,500 Blockbuster Video and 500 Blockbuster Music stores. The BLOCKBUSTER marks are heavily advertised and promoted and are used on a wide variety of consumer products and services. Ingram Enterprises, Inc., and three of its affiliates (“Ingram”) own and operate fireworks stands in Missouri and…
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