Legal Opinion

Hot-Hed, Inc. v. Safehouse Habitats (Scotland), Ltd.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 24, 2011No. 01-09-00547-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellants, Hot-Hed, Inc. and Cinaruco International, S.A. (collectively, “Hot-Hed”), appeal the trial court’s grant of declaratory judgment against them in their suit for trademark infringement against appellee, Safehouse Habitats (Scotland), Ltd. (“Safehouse”). In four issues, Hot-Hed argues that the trial court erred in (1) entering declaratory judgment that the “Habitat” mark is not eligible for protection as a trademark under Texas or federal law; (2) awarding Safehouse attorney’s fees under the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (UDJA); (3) refusing…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
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  3. Stoner v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
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  5. GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF THE STATE OF TEX. v. Oxy USA, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by33 opinions

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