Legal Opinion
AB Electrolux v. Bermil Industries Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 2, 2007No. 07 Civ. 0199(LAK)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction to restrain its American distributor from infringing the trademarks under which plaintiff has sold its goods in the United States by selling competitive products under those marks. Likelihood of confusion is not seriously disputed. Defendants contend instead that relief should be denied because plaintiff has acquiesced in its activities or abandoned its marks.
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A. Background
Since 1960, Bermil Industries Corporation (“Bermil”) has been the exclusive American distributor for AB Electrolux (“Electrolux”), a Swedish…
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