Legal Opinion
YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY v. Bridgewater Candle Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 27, 2000No. 98-30226-MAPPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DEFINE SCOPE OF TRIAL AND PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 51(b) OR FOR CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)
PONSOR, District Judge.
I BACKGROUND
The parties are both candle makers. Yankee Candle alleges that Bridgewater Candle has misappropriated its intellectual property, mainly by infringing its copyrights and unfairly exploiting its trade dress. The court has recently allowed, in part, Bridgewater’s motion for summary judgment. Resolution of the motions now at issue will define the next phase of the litigation. Before…
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