Legal Opinion
Black and Decker, Inc. v. Hoover Service Center
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 3, 1991No. Civ. H-87-851(WWE)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
EGINTON, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs, Black and Decker, Inc., Black and Decker (U.S.), Inc. and CIC Int’l Corp. (collectively “Black and Decker”), commenced this action against defendants, the Hoover Service Center and The Hoover Company (collectively “Hoover”), alleging that the sales of Hoover’s DUBL-DUTY hand-held vacuum product constituted infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,309,875 (“875 patent”), infringement and dilution of trademark rights arising from the appearance of the bowl portion of Black and Decker’s DUSTBUSTER…
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