Legal Opinion
Otokoyama Co. Ltd. v. Wine of Japan Import, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 20, 1997No. 97 Civ. 5031PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BAER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Otokoyama Co. Ltd. (“OCL”), a Japanese corporation, moves for a preliminary injunction preventing defendant Wine of Japan Import, Inc. (“WOJI”), a New York corporation, from infringing on plaintiff’s trademark “Otokoyama” through the unauthorized use of that trademark in connection with the sale, advertisement, production and/or distribution of sake in the United States. For the reasons stated below, the plaintiffs motion is granted.
I. Background
Since 1984, OCL has distributed and sold sake (a mildly alcoholic Japanese beverage made from…
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