Legal Opinion
Farberware, Inc. v. Mr. Coffee, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 11, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-193-JLLPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
The dispute currently before the Court most assuredly represents the prelude to a war in the coffee maker industry. At stake is the relatively new and potentially lucrative market for microwave coffee makers. In this case, the two parties are rival manufacturers of so-called “high tech,” drip-type microwave coffee makers. The plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the defendant from manufacturing and distributing its microwave coffee maker because it allegedly infringes upon the trade dress of the plaintiff’s product.
The parties have…
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