Legal Opinion
Miller Brewing Company v. Falstaff Brewing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 1981No. 80-1794PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.
This appeal raises the question whether the plaintiff is precluded by virtue of principles of collateral estoppel from denying that the term “LITE” when applied to beer (1) has a generic meaning indicating membership in a class of beers having a reduced caloric content, and (2) is not susceptible of possessing a de jure “secondary meaning” indicating that a particular producer is the source of the beer.
The plaintiff, Miller Brewing Co., brought against Falstaff Brewing Corporation, a Rhode Island corporation, and Falstaff Brewing Corporation, a Delaware…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company v. Hunting World, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Miller Brewing Company v. G. Heileman Brewing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Processed Plastic Company, Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Warner Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros., Inc., Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Technical Publishing Company, Division of Dun-Donnelley Publishing Corporation v. Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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