Legal Opinion
Lindgren v. GDT, LLC
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided March 3, 2004No. 4:03-cv-10384PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
LONGSTAFF, Chief Judge.
This is a case of trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., involving the marketing and sale of designer jewelry. Plaintiff Gail D. Lindgren (“Lindgren”), doing business as Moonbeams, initiated this action in this Court against defendant GDT, LLC (“GDT”) seeking legal and equitable relief from GDT’s use of the mark “JEAN JEWEL” in connection with its sales of jewelry for jeans. Lindgren designs and markets jewelry for jeans under the trademark…
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