Legal Opinion
Dakota Industries, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Ever Best Ltd. Dakota Blue Corp. Carl Eckhaus Sam Ko Kenneth Kwok, Appellees/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1994No. 93-2723, 93-2765PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dakota Industries, Inc. appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Ever Best Ltd., Dakota Blue Corporation, Carl Eekhaus, Sam Ko, and Kenneth Kwok in a trademark infringement action. Dakota Industries manufactures cold-weather, outdoor-type garments under the trademark “DAKOTA,” and licenses M. Fine & Sons Manufacturing, Inc. to manufacture and sell men’s and boys jean-swear under the labels “DAKOTA” and “DAKOTA BLUES.” Dakota Blue imports, through Ever Best Ltd., fancy jeanswear from Asia for girls, young men, and young women under the name “DAKOTA BLUE,”…
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