Legal Opinion
Pappan Enterprises, Inc. v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. Mro Mid-Atlantic Corp. v. Louis D. Pappan Panagiota Pappan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 13, 1998No. 97-3473PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’KELLEY, Senior District Judge:
Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. (“Hardee’s”) and MRO Mid-Atlantic Corp. (“MRO”) appeal from the district court’s order denying their motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain Pappan Enterprises, Inc. (“Pappan”) from using the ROY ROGERS marks owned by Hardee’s and MRO. 1 Because we find that Hardee’s and MRO have clearly established irreparable injury to their marks from Pap-pan’s non-consensual use and that their irreparable injury as a result of that use outweighs any injury Pappan might suffer from the entry of a preliminary injunction,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Opticians Ass'n of America v. Independent Opticians of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Hoxworth v. Blinder, Robinson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Fisons Horticulture, Inc., in No. 93-7224 v. Vigoro Industries, Inc., in No. 93-7287Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Defiance Button MacHine Company v. C & C Metal Products Corp. And Defiance Button MacHine Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Morton v. BeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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