Legal Opinion
Mark R. Hoop and Lisa J. Hoop v. Jeffrey W. Hoop, Stephen E. Hoop, and Hoopsters Accessories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 30, 2002No. 01-1288PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge.
Mark R. and Lisa J. Hoop appeal the preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio enjoining them from acts which would constitute infringement of Jeffrey W. and Stephen E. Hoop’s U.S. Design Patent No. 428,831. Hoop v. Hoop, No. C-1-00-869 (S.D.Ohio Feb. 28, 2001). Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that Jeffrey and Stephen Hoop would likely succeed in sustaining the validity of then-patent, we affirm.
Background
In 1998, Jeffrey and Stephen Hoop (“Hoop brothers”) conceived of a pair of…
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