Legal Opinion
Mid-List Press v. James J. Nora, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2004No. 03-3229Published
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Dr. James J. Nora, Sr., appeals from an order the district court 2 entered pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1128, enjoining him from using the Mid-List Press (MLP) trade name to market his book of poetry, Songs from a Brazen Bull. We affirm.
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We summarize the background of this case and refer the reader to the district court’s published decision for a more detailed account. See Mid-List Press v. Nora, 275 F.Supp.2d 997, 998-1000 (D.Minn.2003).
MLP is a modest-sized Minneapolis-based publisher of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. MLP had its origins in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Woodsmith Publishing Co. v. Meredith CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Johnson v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Snyder Electric Co. v. FlemingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Mid-List Press v. NoraDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2003