Legal Opinion
Beacon Mutual Insurance v. OneBeacon Insurance Group
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 14, 2003No. C.A. 01-354SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
In this trademark infringement action, the Court considers whether the use of the name “OneBeacon” and a lighthouse logo violates the Lanham Act and Rhode Island’s common and statutory trademark and service mark laws. Defendant One-Beacon Insurance Group moves for summary judgment on all claims brought by the Plaintiff The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
1. Background
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company (“Plaintiff’ or “Beacon”) is the largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance in the state of…
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