Legal Opinion
Perfect Fit Industries, Inc. v. Acme Quilting Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1980No. 155, Docket 79-7329PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Perfect Fit Industries, Inc. (“Perfect Fit”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Constance Baker Motley, Judge, entered for defendant Acme Quilting Co., Inc. (“Acme”) after a bench trial, in this action for trade dress infringement brought under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (1976), and the New York law of unfair competition. The amended complaint charged that Acme deliberately copied the trade dress which Perfect Fit had created for a new line of mattress pads. The district court…
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