Legal Opinion
Innovation Ventures, LLC v. N2G Distributing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2014No. 12-1635, 13-1817PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals arise from a jury trial followed by a contempt proceeding. At trial, Defendants N2G Distributing, Inc. (“N2G”) and Alpha Performance Labs were found to have infringed the trademark and trade dress of 5-hour ENERGY (“FHE”) — a product sold by Plaintiff Innovation Ventures, LLC — in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq. The district court then held Defendants in contempt, along with their owner, Jeffrey Diehl, for violating the permanent injunction entered after trial. Defendants appeal many of the district court’s rulings,…
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