Legal Opinion
Ferrari S.P.A. Esercizio Fabriche Automobili E Corse v. Carl Roberts, D/B/A Roberts Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1991No. 90-5734PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a trademark infringement action brought pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq. The principal issue is whether the district court correctly concluded that plaintiff Ferrari enjoyed unregistered trademark protection in the exterior shape and appearance of two of its automobiles and, if so, whether defendant Roberts’ replicas of Ferrari’s designs infringed that protection, in violation of section 43(a) of the Lanham Act. More narrowly focused, the issues are:
—Whether Ferrari’s automobile designs have acquired secondary meaning;
—Whether there is a…
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