Legal Opinion
STORCK USA, LP v. Farley Candy Co., Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 2, 1992No. 92 C 0552PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HOLDERMAN, District Judge:
Plaintiffs Storck USA, L.P. and August Storck K.G. (“Storck”) have moved for a second preliminary injunction enjoining Farley Candy Co. (“Farley”) from using any trade dress which is confusingly similar to the trade dress of the package and individual-piece wrapper of Storck’s Werther’s Original butter candy.
FACTS
Since 1980, Storck has continuously distributed Werther’s Original packaged hard butter candy. From 1980 to 1988, the 8-ounce bag of Werther’s Original had a dark brown background, a picture of a mound of unwrapped candy on the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Storck Usa, L.P. And August Storck K.G. v. Farley Candy CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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- Berg v. SymonsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2005
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