Legal Opinion
Deere & Co. v. Fimco Inc.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided October 13, 2017No. CASE NO. 5:15–CV–105–TBRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas B. Russel, Senior Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Deere & Company ("Deere"), brings this action alleging that Defendant, *848FIMCO, Inc. ("FIMCO"), is acting in violation of federal trademark and common law by producing and distributing trailed agricultural sprayers and applicators bearing green and yellow colors that are indistinguishable from the green and yellow colors Deere uses on its agricultural equipment.1 Specifically, Deere asserts that FIMCO's actions constitute (1) federal trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114, (2) federal false designation of origin and unfair competition in violation of…
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