Legal Opinion
Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. v. Teunissen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 1997No. 97-2462PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (“Rust”) brought suit against defendants Donohue & Associates and founder Larry Teunissen for false designation of origin pursuant to § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), common law unfair competition, and deceptive advertising under Wis. Stats. § 100.18(1). Rust sought preliminary injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from using the trade name “Donohue & Associates” in connection with their wastewater engineering consulting services. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin…
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