Legal Opinion
General Mills, Inc. v. Kellogg Company, Kellogg Company v. General Mills, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1987No. 87-5190PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Kellogg Company (Kellogg) appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of its motion to preliminarily enjoin General Mills, Inc. (General Mills) from using the name OATMEAL RAISIN CRISP on a new breakfast cereal. Kellogg claims that General Mills’ use of OATMEAL RAISIN CRISP infringes on Kellogg’s rights in the registered trademark APPLE RAISIN CRISP in violation of sections 32(1) and 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1) and 1125(a) (1982). We affirm the district court’s denial of the preliminary injunction.
Background
Both Kellogg and General Mills manufacture and sell…
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