Legal Opinion
Island Insteel Systems, Inc. v. Waters
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 17, 2002No. 00-2713PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Chief Judge, NYGAARD and CO WEN, Circuit Judges
OPINION OF THE COURT
In this Lanham Act trademark infringement action, plaintiffs appeal from an order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands granting defendants’ motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ unauthorized use of their “Insteel” trade name, which refers to a panel system of building construction, violates § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). The District Court held that it was clear from the complaint that plaintiffs’ claims are subject to the two-year…
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