Legal Opinion
Telemed Corporation v. Tel-Med, Inc., and Chicago Medical Society
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 1978No. 78-1334PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal determines that the word “Telemed” as used in connection with the computer-analysis of electrocardiograms by telephone is a descriptive tradename which in the absence of a showing of secondary meaning is not entitled to protection against the use of “Tel-Med” in a noncompeting medical service.
This is an action for tradename infringement, registered service mark infringement, and dilution of service mark and tradename brought by the plaintiff, Telemed Corporation (plaintiff or “Telemed”), pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127 (1975) and the…
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