Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., and Tong Yang Industry Company, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2006No. 05-1712PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff General Motors Corporation (“GM”) sued defendants Tong Yang Industry Company, Limited (“Tong Yang”), a Taiwanese manufacturer of automobile replacement grilles bearing two GM trademarks, and Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (“Keystone”), a distributor of Tong Yang’s grilles, for trademark infringement and unfair competition. On the issue of likelihood of confusion — the sole issue on appeal — the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and denied GM’s motion for summary judgment. We agree with the District Court that there…
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