Legal Opinion
Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc., Cross-Appellants v. Dallas Cap & Emblem Manufacturing, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1979No. 77-1280PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Before us once again is this important litigation concerning unauthorized manufacture and sale of embroidered cloth emblems, which were substantial duplications of artistic symbols used to designate the individual member teams of the National Hockey League (NHL). 1 After an appeal of the liability issues, we held that defendant’s conduct violated the Lanham Act 2 in that it constituted trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114 3 and false designation of origin of goods or false description by means of symbols under 15 U.S.C. § 1125. 4 We remanded the case to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc. v. Dallas Cap & Emblem Mfg., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Donsco, Inc. v. Casper Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Wilber H. Friend, an Individual, and Friend Company, a Corporation v. H. A. Friend and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Five Platters, Inc. v. PurdieDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
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3Cited by47 opinions
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