Legal Opinion
Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Thrift Cars, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Thrift Cars, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1987No. 86-2077, 86-2078PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
In this trademark infringement suit brought by Thrifty Rent-a-Car System, Inc. (Thrifty), that firm and defendant Thrift Cars, Inc. (Thrift Cars) both appeal the decision of the district court for the District of Massachusetts (Young, J.), 639 F.Supp. 750. After a bench trial, the court enjoined Thrift Cars from conducting a car or truck rental or leasing business outside of Taunton, Massachusetts under the “Thrift Cars” name, and limited Thrift Cars’ advertising to those media it had used prior to July 26, 1964, the date that Thrifty obtained federal registration of its…
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