Legal Opinion
Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Out in America and Holiday Out in America at St. Lucie, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1973No. 72-2830PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESTES, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Holiday Inns, Inc. (hereinafter Holiday Inn), seeks damages and injunctive relief against the defendants, Holiday Out in America and Holiday Out in America at St. Lucie, Inc., for using the service marks Holiday Out, Holiday Out in America, and The Nation’s Campground in connection with their campground services business.
Holiday Inn has an international reputation for operating a chain of uniformly high-quality motels, of which it owns approximately one-fifth, with the remainder operating under franchise agreements. Plaintiff owns the following registered…
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- Alberto-Culver Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Andrea Dumon, Inc., and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- John R. Thompson Co., Doing Business as and Through Its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Holloway House, Inc. v. Mrs. Lee Holloway, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by86 opinions
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