Legal Opinion
Ligotti v. Garofalo
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided June 26, 2008No. 1:08-cr-00119PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge.
Each of the parties seeks a preliminary-injunction preventing the other from using the yet-unregistered service mark, “The Guy from Boston.” Alleging that his rights in the mark are superior, the plaintiff, Joseph A. Ligotti, Jr., commenced this action, which claims, among other things, that the continued use of the mark by the defendant, David Garofalo, amounts to trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of § 43(a) the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and New Hampshire law. 1 Garofalo, however, claims that he has the superior rights…
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