Legal Opinion
Rosenruist-Gestao E Servicos LDA v. Virgin Enterprises Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2007No. 06-1588PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge WILKINS joined. Judge WILKINSON wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.
Rosenruist-Gestao E Servicos LDA (“Rosenruist”) is a Portuguese company that seeks to obtain a United States trademark registration and enjoy the benefits that accompany ownership of a registered mark under the Lanham Act. Virgin Enterprises Ltd. (“VEL”), a British conglomerate that owns numerous United States registrations, opposes the registration of Rosenruist’s mark and commenced an…
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