Legal Opinion
Energy Brands Inc. v. Spiritual Brands, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 16, 2008No. 07 Civ. 10644(DC)PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Energy Brands Inc., doing business as Glacéau (“Glacéau”), the maker of the popular smartwater and vitaminwater products, brings this action against Spiritual Brands, Inc. (“Spiritual Brands”) and its principal, Elicko Taieb, for trade dress infringement and unfair competition based on defendants’ launch of a purified bottled water product, Spiritual Water. Glacéau alleges that defendants embarked on an unlawful campaign to cause consumers to believe that Spiritual Water products were affiliated with the smartwater and vitamin-water brands. Defendants now…
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