Legal Opinion

Buffalo Wild Wings International Inc. v. Grand Canyon Equity Partners, LLC

District Court, D. Minnesota

Decided December 9, 2011No. Civ. No. 11-3287 (RHK/LIB)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RICHARD H. KYLE, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. (“BWW”) alleges that Defendants — three BWW franchisees, along with a related entity and four individual guarantors — are infringing its trademarks and breaching the terms of their franchise agreements by continuing to use its trademarks, trade names, slogans, symbols, etc. (the “marks”) and its system of doing business after their franchise agreements have terminated. BWW seeks a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and preliminary *838injunction to stop this infringement and…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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