Legal Opinion
McKernan v. Burek
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 19, 2000No. CIV. A. 99-12240-MELPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LASKER, District Judge.
McKernan, Burek and Sandwich Ship Supply sell popular novelty stickers which purport to be permits for an imaginary Cape Cod Canal Tunnel. McKernan alleges that Burek and Sandwich Ship Supply (the “defendants”) copied his Tunnel Permit and sell it as their own. McKernan asserts that the defendants’ actions violate: § 43(a) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)) (counts one and two); M.G.L. ch. 93A, § 11 (counts three and four); Massachusetts common law regarding trademarks (counts five and six); and require injunctive relief (count seven). In…
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