Legal Opinion
Mars, Inc. v. Curtiss Candy Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 1, 1972No. 57035PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burman
Plaintiff, Mars, Incorporated, is seeking a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendants from using the term fun size on or in connection with the advertising or sale of candy products during the pendency of this action.
Mars alleges infringement of its common law trademark rights and of its Illinois trademark registration, common law unfair competition, and violation of the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Ch. 121%, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, par. 312.
After a comprehensive evidentiary hearing, the trial court concluded that the probability of plaintiff’s ultimate success on the merits was…
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- King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Aladdin Industries, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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