Legal Opinion
M. B. H. Enterprises, Inc. v. Woky, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1980No. 80-1210PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Stated simply, the issue here is whether plaintiff M. B. H. Enterprises, Inc. (“MBH”), may, by virtue of its registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the words “I LOVE YOU” as a service mark for “entertainment services in the nature of radio programs and personal appearances by a disc jockey,” prevent defendant Milwaukee radio station WOKY, Inc., from broadcasting and pasting on billboards and auto bumpers that it “loves” the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The issue was submitted to the district court on MBH’s motion for a preliminary injunction…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Venetianaire Corp. Of America v. A & P Import Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- B & L Sales Associates v. H. Daroff & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Westward Coach Manufacturing Co. v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Diana Packman v. Chicago Tribune Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Front Page News, Incorporated, a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Sands, Taylor & Wood Company v. The Quaker Oats CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation v. Platinum Financial Group, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Liquid Controls Corporation v. Liquid Control CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Beer Nuts, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Clover Club Foods Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
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