Legal Opinion

Payless Shoesource, Inc. v. Reebok International Limited and Reebok International Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 20, 1993No. 93-1035PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Reebok International Limited and Reebok International Ltd. (“Reebok”) appeal from the order of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas denying Reebok’s motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining Payless Shoesource, Inc. from infringing Reebok’s trademarks, trade dress, and design patents. Payless Shoesource, Inc. v. Reebok Int’l Ltd., 804 F.Supp. 206, 25 USPQ2d 1130 (D.Kan.1992). We vacate and remand.

BACKGROUND

Payless is a footwear retailer of low and medium priced shoes sold through a nationwide chain of self-service shoe stores. Its shoes bear…

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