Legal Opinion
Door Systems, Incorporated v. Pro-Line Door Systems, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1996No. 95-3808PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The complaint by Door Systems, Inc., in two counts (actually more, but the others have been abandoned), charged Pro-Line Door Systems, Inc. with infringing the plaintiffs registered trademark “Door Systems” in violation of section 32 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1), and with false designation of origin in violation of section 43(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant on both counts, holding with respect to the first that the term “door systems” is generic and therefore cannot be trademarked and with respect to the…
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