Legal Opinion
Ameritech, Inc., an Ohio Corporation v. American Information Technologies Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, D/B/A Ameritech
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1987No. 85-3408PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Ameritech, Inc. of Bedford Heights, Ohio, appeals a summary judgment in favor of American Information Technologies Corporation, in a trademark infringement action based on Ohio law. The district court held that the infringement claims of Ameritech, Inc. were barred by the defense of laches and that the claims failed under both “related” and “unrelated goods” analyses. The district court did not consider Ameritech’s dilution of trademark and reverse confusion of sponsorship claims. We find the laches defense inapplicable. Also, because trademark dilution…
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