Legal Opinion
Computer Care, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Service Systems Enterprises, Inc. And Larry Aronson, Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1992No. 91-1932, 91-2183PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Computer Care and Service Systems Enterprises, Inc. are both engaged in the auto service “reminder letter” business. These businesses use a computer program to generate letters on behalf of auto dealerships and repair shops reminding car owners when their cars are in need of some service, such as an oil change or a tune up. Computer Care brought this suit against Service Systems alleging that Service Systems had violated section 43(a) of the Lanham Act 1 by infringing the trade dress of Computer Care’s reminder letters, sales brochure and monthly reports. The suit also…
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