Legal Opinion
Planetary Motion, Inc. v. Techsplosion, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 2001No. 00-10872PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
Planetary Motion, Inc. (“Planetary Motion” or “Appellee”) sued Techsplosion, Inc. and Michael Gay a/k/a Michael Carson (respectively “Techsplosion” and “Carson”; collectively “Appellants”) for infringement and dilution of an unregistered trademark under Section 43(a) and (c) of the Federal Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. (1994) (“Lanham Act”), and for violation of Florida’s unfair competition law. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 495.151 (West 2000). Finding that Planetary Motion had established priority of use and a likelihood of confusion, the United States District Court for the…
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