Legal Opinion
Supreme International Corp. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided April 16, 1997No. 96-3670-CIVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD B. DAVIS, Chief Judge.
“Drink Bud Ice, but Beware the Penguins,” is the slogan for Anheuser-Buseh’s national television commercial campaign featuring the stubby aquatic fowl terrorizing humans for their Bud Ice beer. Perhaps the company should have heeded its own ads a bit more closely, given the underlying lawsuit arguing that use of the penguins represents trademark infringement, unfair competition and deceptive business practices.
Anheuser-Busch (“A-B”) moved on January 10, 1997, to dismiss the case, or in the alternative to stay proceedings, alleging that the lawsuit duplicates…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Mission Insurance Company v. Puritan Fashions CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated v. Supreme International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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- Kate Aspen, Inc. v. Fashioncraft-Excello, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2005
- Anheuser-Busch v. Supreme Intl. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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