Legal Opinion
Miller's Ale House, Inc. v. Boynton Carolina Ale House, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 2012No. 10-15140PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
“[T]here is no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.” 1 Intellectual property law walks a fíne line in its quest to preserve such fair competition. On the one hand, it respects the policy of free copying and the free economic competition such copying encourages. See 1 J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks & Unfair Competition § 1:2 (4th ed. 2012). On the other hand, it creates a set of exceptions — such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights — that protect consumers from deception and confusion. See id. §§ 1:2, 2:2. Thus, trademark law allows…
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