Legal Opinion
Bass Buster, Inc. v. Gapen Manufacturing Co.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided October 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 73CV437-W-3PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND FINAL JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF GRANTING PRAYERS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND AN ACCOUNTING
WILLIAM H. BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is an action for trademark infringement and unfair competition brought under the Lanham Act, Sections 1051-1127, Title 15, United States Code, and the common law. 1
Plaintiff, a manufacturer of fishing lures, claims trademark rights in the name BEETLE used separately and in the forms BEETLE SPIN, SUPER BEETLE, and ORIGINAL BEETLE, for a combination jig fishing lure with a plastic body. Plaintiff contends that defendants, through…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Anti-Monopoly, Inc. v. General Mills Fun GroupCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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- Railroad Salvage of Conn., Inc. v. Railroad Salvage, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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