Legal Opinion
Swarovski Aktiengesellschaft v. Building 19, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 9, 2013No. 12-1659PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant-appellant Building # 19, Inc. appeals from the entry of a preliminary injunction restricting its use of the word “Swarovski” in newspaper advertising to a certain font size. The case is ongoing in the district court, with requests for permanent injunctive relief pending. The dispute began when Building # 19 obtained a number of Swarovski crystal figurines that it hoped to resell, and in order to promote the sale designed a newspaper advertisement emblazoned with the name “Swarov-ski” in large print font. Alerted to the proposed advertisement, Swarovski Ak-tiengesellschaft and…
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