Legal Opinion
Davis v. Walt Disney Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2006No. 05-1999PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants on a claim of trademark infringement.1 We affirm.
I. Background
Leslie Davis is the founder and president of an environmental advocacy organization called Earth Protector, Inc. He owns a registered federal trademark for the term “Earth Protector” on books, pamphlets, and other printed material. Davis attempted to register the same mark for the trademark class encompassing television broadcasts and video services, but he abandoned the application. The appellees, the Walt Disney Company…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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