Legal Opinion
Merchant & Evans, Inc. v. Roosevelt Building Products Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 14, 1992No. 91-1773PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
In this trademark infringement action, Roosevelt Building Products appeals from the district court’s entry of a preliminary injunction in favor of Merchant & Evans, Inc. Because we believe Merchant has not made the requisite showing of a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits, we will vacate and remand.
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Merchant and Roosevelt both manufacture and sell aluminum roofing panels. Merchant brought this action as a result of Roosevelt’s copying of Merchant’s long-length, concealed fastener metal roofing system (also known as a “standing seam” metal…
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