Legal Opinion
John Allan Co. v. Craig Allen Co. LLC
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2008No. 07-3193PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
The John Allan Company initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against The Craig Allen Company pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § § 1114 and 1125(a). The case was tried before the district court. It concluded the use of the name “Craig Allen’s” for a grooming salon in Wichita, Kansas did not infringe on the mark “John Allan’s.” Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
II. Background
In 1988, John Allan Meing opened a men’s grooming salon near Wall Street in New York City. The salon, John…
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