Legal Opinion
Specialized Seating, Inc. v. Greenwich Industries, L.P.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 2, 2007No. 05 C 1197PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION FOLLOWING BENCH TRIAL
HOLDERMAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Specialized Seating, Inc. (“Specialized”) sells folding chairs, as does the defendant Greenwich Industries, L.P., under the name “Clarín.” In this case, Specialized seeks declaratory relief invalidating registered U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,803,875 1 owned by Clarín (Cmpl, Count I), (Dkt. No. 1), and Specialized seeks a determination that its x-frame, double-tube and channel folding chairs 2 do not infringe Clarin’s registered trademark or common law trade dress (Cmpl., Count II). 3 In addition to an swering…
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