John Crane Production Solutions, Inc. v. R2R & D, LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, Chief Judge.

In this trademark infringement action, plaintiff moves for a preliminary injunction to prevent defendants from using the trademark FINALROD that plaintiff maintains is confusingly similar to its trademark FIBEROD. Both marks are used in the sale of sucker rods, which are devices used widely in the production of crude oil. For the reasons that follow,1 the court denies the motion.2

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Plaintiff John Crane Production Solutions, Inc. (“JCPS”) is a manufacturing and services organization in the areas of oil and gas recovery, specifically…