Legal Opinion
Service Ideas, Inc. v. Traex Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1988No. 87-1980PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Service Ideas, Inc. (Service Ideas) won its trade dress infringement suit against defendant Traex Corporation (Traex) and obtained a permanent injunction prohibiting Traex from using the trade dress of an insulated beverage server it manufactured that was confusingly similar to Service Ideas’ trade dress. Service Ideas unsuccessfully sought attorneys’ fees for prevailing in that action.
Traex subsequently moved the district court to declare that the trade dress of its new server was not confusingly similar to Service Ideas’ trade dress. The court determined…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Scandia Down Corporation, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Euroquilt, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Lesportsac, Inc. v. K Mart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Brown v. Federation of State Medical BoardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Schwinn Bicycle Company v. Ross Bicycles, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Clamp Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Enco Manufacturing Company, Inc., Colex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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