Legal Opinion

Keystone-Consolidated Industrial Inc. v. Mid-States Distributing Co.

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided December 3, 2002No. 02-1139PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MCDADE, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc. # 9]. As this matter arises under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(a)(1), the Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. The Court grants Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction for the reasons that follow.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Keystone Consolidated Industrial Inc. (“Keystone”) is a manufacturer of wire fencing products located in Bartons-ville, IL.. Keystone has manufactured wire fencing products since 1889. In 1920, Keystone decided to color the top wire…

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