Legal Opinion
Dieter v. B & H Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88-3363PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howard, Chief District Judge:
I. BACKGROUND.1
This is a trademark infringement action arising out of two southwest Florida shutter vendors’ use of the same name and trademark. Appellant Dieter is the presi*325dent and sole shareholder of appellant Richard A. Dieter General Contractor, Inc., a Florida corporation (collectively referred to as “Dieter”), headquartered in the Tampa Bay area. Dieter sells several types of shutters, some of which it manufactures. Its products include pre-hung wooden shutter assemblies, which are mostly decorative items intended for indoor use. The wooden shutters which…
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