Legal Opinion
Black & Decker, Inc. Black & Decker (u.s.), Inc. And Cic Int'l Corp. v. Hoover Service Center, and the Hoover Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 23, 1989No. 89-1287PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Black & Decker, Inc., Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., and CIC Int’l Corp. (collectively B & D), appeal from a denial by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Civil Action No. H-87-851, of preliminary injunctions against trademark and patent infringement allegedly being committed by Hoover Service Center and The Hoover Company (Hoover). We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
On November 2, 1987, B & D sued Hoover, alleging that sales of Hoover's DUBL-DUTY hand-held vacuum product constituted infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,309,-875 (’875), infringement…
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