Legal Opinion
Schwinn Bicycle Company v. Ross Bicycles, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1989No. 88-1575PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee Schwinn Bicycle Company brought suit against defendant-appellant Ross Bicycles, Inc., alleging that Ross had taken orders for a prototype of an exercise bicycle that unfairly copied the trade dress of an exercise bicycle produced by Schwinn in violation of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). 1 Schwinn moved for a preliminary injunction requesting that Ross be prohibited from selling its exercise bicycle, and the district judge designated a magistrate to conduct a hearing and issue proposed findings of fact as well as a recommendation for…
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