Legal Opinion

Life Technologies, Inc. v. Gibbco Scientific, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1987No. 86-5270PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the district court 1 erred in finding no likelihood of confusion in this trademark infringement case. For the reasons stated below we believe that the court did not err and consequently, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Life Technologies, Inc., is the result of a merger between the former plaintiff, Gibco Corporation, and Bethesda Research Laboratories. Life Technologies manufactures and packages material bearing the registered name “Gibco” for use in the field of micro-biological and tissue ciilture media supply.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Squirtco, Cross-Appellee v. The Seven-Up Company, a Missouri Corporation and Seven-Up U.S.A., Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. Calvin Klein Cosmetics Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Lenox Laboratories, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. v. Beckman Instruments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  5. Kwik-Site Corporation v. Clear View Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Institute for Scientific Information, Inc. v. Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, Inc. Scientific Technical Book Service, LtdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Conagra, Inc. v. George A. Hormel, & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Gilbert/Robinson, Inc. v. Carrie Beverage-Missouri, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1991
  4. Zerorez Franchising System, Inc. v. Distinctive Cleaning, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2015
  5. Aqreva, LLC v. Eide Bailly, LLPSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020

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