Legal Opinion
International Jensen, Incorporated v. Metrosound U.S.A., Inc., Dba L.A. Sound
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1993No. 92-55490PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD; Jr., Senior Circuit Judge:
A manufacturer seeks a preliminary injunction barring a rival company from producing similar looking audio speakers. The district court denied the preliminary injunction and, for the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
International Jensen, Inc., the Appellant, manufactures car and truck loudspeakers. The speakers are covered by a detachable metallic grille; Jensen’s name appears in a rectangular box on the lower portion of the grille. Removing the grille exposes the speaker cone. The cone is attached to the speaker housing, the box which…
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