Legal Opinion
Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. v. Carefirst Pregnancy Centers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2003No. 02-1137PublishedCited by 611 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address whether an Illinois organization subjected itself to personal jurisdiction in Maryland by operating an Internet website that allegedly infringed the trademark rights of a Maryland insurance company. Carefirst of Maryland (“Carefirst”) accuses Chicago-based Carefirst Pregnancy Centers, Inc. (“CPC”) of selecting the name CARE-FIRST, despite having notice both of Ca-refirst’s federal registrations for CARE-FIRST and of…
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