Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Auto Meter Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2007No. 06-2466PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Douglas M. Jennings designed an aftermarket dashboard bezel — that is, a molded shape that fits over an automobile’s instrument panel. Hoping to make money from his design through manufacturing and selling his bezels in the auto parts aftermarket and to forestall copycats, Jennings applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) for a patent. As part of her review of Jennings’s application, the patent Examiner contacted defendants Auto Meter Products, Inc. (“Auto Meter”), Gauge Works, LLC (“Gauge Works”), and Gregory Day to inquire whether the bezel they…
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