Legal Opinion
WSM, Inc. v. Hilton
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided August 27, 1982No. 82-4107-CV-C-5PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM
SCOTT O. WRIGHT, District Judge.
This action for permanent injunctive relief arises out of claims by WSM that Hilton and the Country Shindig Opry have infringed WSM’s federally registered trademarks in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1), have engaged in unfair competition in vio lation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125 and Missouri common law, and have diluted the distinctiveness of WSM trademarks in violation of Section 417.061 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. The parties have agreed that the central issue to be adjudicated by this Court is whether or not the word “Opry” is generic.…
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