Legal Opinion
SUREFOOT LC v. Sure Foot Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2008No. 06-4294PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
In this case, two companies with similar names find themselves in the midst of a trademark dispute. Over the course of several years, Sure Foot Corp. has repeatedly accused Surefoot LC, of infringing on its trademark, occasionally threatened litigation if Surefoot LC failed to change its name, and filed five administrative petitions opposing Surefoot LC’s attempts to obtain trademark registrations. Faced with uncertainty about its right to use the “Surefoot” mark, Surefoot LC filed a declaratory judgment suit against Sure Foot Corp., asking the district court to…
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