Legal Opinion
Versatop Support Systems v. Georgia Expo, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 19, 2019No. 2018-1208PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Newman, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon held, on cross-motions for summary judgment, that Georgia Expo, Inc. did not infringe VersaTop Support Systems' patent, copyright, or trademark rights. Only the trademark issue is before us.
The district court held that Georgia Expo's use of VersaTop's trademarks in advertising and brochures did not violate the Trademark Act because Georgia Expo had not "affixed" the VersaTop trademarks to goods that were "sold or transported in commerce." The court held that such "use in commerce" was required for *1366 trademark…
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