Legal Opinion
A & H Sportswear Co., Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1997No. Civil Action 94-7408PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This action arose under the common law, Sections 32 and 43(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (the Lanham Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1114, 1125(a), and the Pennsylvania Antidilution Law, 54 Pa.C.S.A. § 1124. The parties were diverse in citizenship and the amount in controversy exceeded $50,000 exclusive of interests and costs. This court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332, 1337, 1338 and 1367. Plaintiffs chose to bring this action directly in district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338 rather than through the adjudication of…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
- A&h Sportswear, Inc Mainstream Swimsuits, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc. Victoria's Secret Catalogue, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- A & H Sportswear Inc. Mainstream Swimsuits, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc. Victoria's Secret Catalogue, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Securacomm Consulting Inc. v. Securacom Incorporated Kuwam Corporation Wirt D. Walker, III v. Ronald S. Libengood Securacom Incorporated v. Ronald S. Libengood Clifford J. Ingber Securacom Incorporated Kuwam Corporation Wirt D. Walker, IIICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. v. Amersham Health, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2009
- A & H Sportswear Inc. Mainstream Swimsuits, Inc., in No. 97-1570 v. Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc. Victoria's Secret Catalogue, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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