Legal Opinion
Aktiebolaget Electrolux v. Armatron International, Inc., Aktiebolaget Electrolux v. Armatron International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 15, 1993No. 92-2388, 92-2439PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is a trademark infringement and unfair competition action under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. 1 Appellant Aktiebolaget Electrolux holds a trademark for a line of gardening products called “Weed Eater.” Appellee Armatron International, Inc. subsequently sold a gardening product variously called “Leef Eeter,” “Leaf Eater,” “Flowtron Leaf Eater,” and “Vornado Leaf Eater.” For convenience, we will refer to appellee’s product as a Leaf Eater. The district court, after a bench trial, issued an injunction requiring appellee to use the term Leaf Eater only in…
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3Cited by67 opinions
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