Legal Opinion
Indianapolis Colts, Inc. v. Metropolitan Baltimore Football Club Ltd. Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1994No. 94-2578PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The Indianapolis Colts and the National Football League, to which the Colts belong, brought suit for trademark infringement (15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.) against the Canadian Football League’s new team in Baltimore, which wants to call itself the “Baltimore CFL Colts.” (Four of the Canadian Football League’s teams are American.) The plaintiffs obtained a preliminary injunction against the new team’s using the name “Colts,” or “Baltimore Colts,” or “Baltimore CFL Colts,” in connection with the playing of professional football, the broadcast of football games, or the sale of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Scandia Down Corporation, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Euroquilt, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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