Legal Opinion
American Automobile Ass'n v. AAA Insurance Agency, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided August 23, 1985No. Civ. A-84-CA-157PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
NOWLIN, District Judge.
This is an action for service mark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff contends that Defendant’s use of the designation “AAA” in its insurance business is likely to cause confusion and constitutes infringement of Plaintiff’s federally registered service marks under Section 32(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1), and that such use violates Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Tex.Bus. & Com.Code Ann. §§ 17.41-63 (Vernon Supp. 1985), and…
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