Legal Opinion
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Balducci Publications Richard Balducci Kathleen Balducci
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1994No. 93-2196PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the district court dismissing its federal and state trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition claims against Balducci Publications and its publishers, Richard and Kathleen Balducci, for the use of registered Anheuser-Busch trademarks in a fictitious advertisement for “Michelob Oily.” See 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1), 1125(a) .(1988); Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 417.056, 417.061 (1986). We have carefully reviewed the record before us, and we reverse.
Anheuser-Busch operates a brewery in St. Louis. Its…
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