Legal Opinion
Reader's Digest Ass'n v. Conservative Digest, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 29, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-3600PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
After a two-day bench trial this Court finds that plaintiff Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. is entitled only to slight relief in this trademark and copyright infringement suit which it has relentlessly pursued against Conservative Digest, Inc. Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law set out below, the Court rejects Reader’s Digest’s claims for damages, profits and attorney fees and awards only minimum statutory damages and limited injunctive relief designed simply to assure that Conservative Digest will not again use the type of digest covers…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- M. Kramer Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Hugh Andrews, Tim Caldwell, Drew's Distributing, Inc., Drew's Distributing Co., and Lynch Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Quabaug Rubber Company v. Fabiano Shoe Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Morgenstern Chemical Company, Inc. v. G. D. Searle & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
3Cited by3 opinions
- Reader's Digest Association, Inc. v. Conservative Digest, Inc., Reader's Digest Association, Inc. v. Conservative Digest, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Practice Perfect, Inc. v. Hamilton County Pharmaceutical Assoc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
- Mid-State Aftermarket Body Parts, Inc. v. MQYP, Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2005