Legal Opinion

Movie Mania Metro, Inc. v. GZ DVD's Inc.

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 9, 2014No. Docket No. 311723PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSaad, J.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s order that granted summary disposition to defendants. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

This case is a claim for trademark infringement. As our Court recently explained in Janet Travis, Inc v Preka Holdings, LLC, Michigan law has offered protection of trademark rights for the benefit of

business owners, and the consuming public. Business owners, who invest significant amounts of money and effort to *598convince consumers to identify their marks with their products and services, needed a remedy against competitors who sought to free…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Smith v. Globe Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Coach Services, Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLCCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
  4. Exxon Corporation v. Oxxford Clothes, Inc. And Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. FreecycleSunnyvale v. Freecycle NetworkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010

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