Legal Opinion
Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Hallmark Dodge, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided April 10, 1986No. 83-1377-CV-W-8PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STEVENS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Hallmark Cards, Inc. (hereinafter Hallmark Cards) filed a three-count complaint against the defendant Hallmark Dodge, Inc. (hereinafter Hallmark Dodge) in late 1983, alleging that defendant has infringed its federally registered trademark in violation of section 32(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1); has engaged in unfair competition (false designation of origin) in violation of section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a); and has diluted the distinctiveness of plaintiff’s trademark in violation of the Missouri…
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