Legal Opinion
Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Universal Marine Company, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1976No. 76-1933PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This case comes on appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. At trial, the plaintiffappellee Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. submitted to the jury its claims that the defendant-appellant, Universal Marine Company, Inc., had breached plaintiff’s common law copyright on certain trawler designs and specifications, had unlawfully appropriated these trade secrets of the plaintiff, and had by virtue of false advertising violated section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S. C.A. 1125(a). The jury verdict awarded the plaintiff the sum of…
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