Legal Opinion
National Federation of Blind, Inc. v. Loompanics Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 20, 1996No. Civil Action CCB 95-2633PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BLAKE, District Judge.
On October 23, 1995, the plaintiff, the National Federation of the Blind (“NFB”), filed a fourteen-count amended complaint against Loompanies Enterprises, Inc. (“Loompan-ics”) and Bruce Evans a/k/a/ Bruce Easley (“Evans”). The amended complaint seeks damages and equitable relief for a variety of alleged violations of the trademark and copyright laws. These claims arise out of a book, written by Evans and published by Loom-panics, which reproduces three of the NFB’s registered marks. After filing a counterclaim seeking to cancel the NFB’s trademark…
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