Legal Opinion
Western Chemical Pumps, Inc. v. Superior Manufacturing, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided December 12, 1997No. Civil Action 96-2305-EEOPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, Senior District Judge.
This is a trade dress infringement, commercial misrepresentation, and unfair competition action. Plaintiff Western Chemical Pumps, Inc. (“Western”) contends that defendants Superior Manufacturing, Inc. (“Superior”) and Alan H. Hulva infringed the trade dress of two of Western’s chemical injection pumps in violation of the Lanham Act, particularly 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Western also claims that defendants misrepresented the nature of Superior’s chemical injection pumps in its advertisements in violation of the Lanham Act. Finally,…
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