Legal Opinion
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 21, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-502-JJFPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FARNAN, District Judge.
I.INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (“Gore”) commenced this trademark infringement action against Defendants Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc. (“J & J”) on October 7, 1994. Gore claims that J & J infringed Gore’s dental floss trademark registration “Glide” by use of a similar trademark for its dental floss “Easy Slide.” Gore seeks to enjoin J & J from using its trademark “Easy Slide,” arguing that the mark is confusingly similar to Gore’s “Glide” trademark. Gore contends that consumers will confuse “Easy…
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