Legal Opinion
Thomas & Betts Corporation and Thomas & Betts Holdings, Inc. v. Panduit Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1998No. 96-3914, 97-2108PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
In this case, plaintiffs Thomas & Betts Corporation and Thomas & Betts Holdings, Inc. appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant. The plaintiffs advance two primary theories with respect to Count I of their complaint, which alleged unfair competition on the part of defendant Panduit Corporation: 1) the district court erred in finding that a product configuration disclosed in a utility patent is not entitled to trademark protection; and 2) questions of fact exist which preclude the district court’s grant of summary judgment. With respect to…
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