Legal Opinion
Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Bachman Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 13, 1989No. 83 Civ. 4484 (MGC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
This suit involves the alleged infringement of Frito-Lay’s registered “Ruffles” trademark and its unregistered Ruffles trade dress. Frito-Lay claims that the Bachman Company, by marketing “ruffled” potato chips, has infringed the Ruffles trademark under the Lanham Act and New York law (Count III of the amended complaint), and has violated New York’s anti-dilution statute (Count II). Frito-Lay also claims that Bachman’s “Golden Ridges” trade dress infringes the Ruffles trade dress under the Lanham Act and New York law (Count I).
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