Legal Opinion
Dorr-Oliver, Incorporated v. Fluid-Quip, Incorporated and Andrew Franko
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 1996No. 95-4097PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Dorr-Oliver, Inc. (“Dorr-Oliver”) filed suit in district court, claiming that defendants Fluid-Quip, Inc. (“Fluid-Quip”), and its president and majority stockholder, Andrew Franko, copied the trade dress of an industrial machine sold by Dorr-Oliver, in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq., and various state law provisions. After a bench trial, the district court ruled that Dorr-Oliver had established the infringement of its trade dress. Consequently, the court enjoined Fluid-Quip from selling its infringing product and awarded Dorr-Oliver…
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