Legal Opinion

Kellogg Company, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Exxon Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 6, 2000No. 98-6237, 98-6360PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Kellogg Company appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee Exxon Corporation on Kellogg’s complaint alleging federal and state law claims of trademark infringement, false designation of origin, false representation, dilution, and unfair competition. Because we conclude that the district court erred in (1) holding that Kellogg had acquiesced in Exxon’s use of the challenged mark, (2) dismissing Kellogg’s dilution claim, and (3) holding that no genuine issues of fact material to Kellogg’s claim of…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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  3. Panavision International, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership v. Dennis Toeppen Network Solutions, Inc., a District of Columbia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by93 opinions

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  3. Moseley v. v. Secret Catalogue, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Herman Miller, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Palazzetti Imports and Exports, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  5. Nartron Corporation v. Stmicroelectronics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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