Legal Opinion
Merchant & Evans, Inc. v. Roosevelt Building Products Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-7973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
HUTTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action in four counts. Count I of the amended complaint is brought under § 43(a) of the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1125. This section of the Lanham Act creates a cause of action for false designation of origin. Count II asserts a claim of trademark infringement pursuant to § 32(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114. Count III alleges a common law claim of improper use of trade secrets. Count IV avers non-privileged imitation proscribed under New Jersey common law.
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Merchant & Evans, Inc. v. Roosevelt Building Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Merchant & Evans, Inc. v. Roosevelt Building Products Company, Inc., Roosevelt Building Products Company, Inc., Counter-Claimant v. Merchant & Evans, Inc., Counter-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992