Legal Opinion
S Industries, Inc. v. Centra 2000, Incorporated and Auto-Trol Technology, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 1, 2001No. 00-2462PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
In 1996 S Industries, Inc. filed suit alleging, among other things, that Centra 2000, a producer of data management software, infringed its “Sentra” trademark in violation of the Lanham Act. In a comprehensive summary judgment order, District Judge George W. Lindberg ruled in favor of Centra 2000, finding that S Industries did not hold a federal registration for the “Sentra” mark for use on computer hardware or software. Both because S Industries’ claims were, in the judge’s view, completely unfounded and because its procedural maneuvering multiplied the cost…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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