Legal Opinion
Arrow Fastener Co., Inc. v. The Stanley Works
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 18, 1995No. 956, Docket 94-9294PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
In this case we consider the breadth of protection afforded a registered trademark that also serves as a model number for a hand-operated staple gun. Specifically, we consider whether the trademark is infringed by another company’s use of the letter and number that constitute the mark — in combination with other letters and numbers to form a longer model number — on a higher-priced and functionally different stapler. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Peter C. Dorsey, Chief Judge) held that the plaintiff, Arrow Fastener Co., Inc.…
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