Legal Opinion
Wallace International Silversmiths, Inc. v. Godinger Silver Art Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 17, 1990No. 1679, Docket 90-7408PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Wallace International Silversmiths (“Wallace”) appeals from Judge Haight’s denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (1988), prohibiting Godinger Silver Art Co., Inc. (“Godinger”) from marketing a line of silverware with ornamentation that is substantially similar to Wallace’s GRANDE BAROQUE line. Judge Haight held that the GRANDE BAROQUE design is “a functional feature of ‘Baroque’ style silverware” and thus not subject to protection as a trademark. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Wallace, a Delaware corporation,…
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