Legal Opinion

General Motors Corporation and Am General, LLC v. Lanard Toys, Inc. And Lanard Toys Limited

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 25, 2006No. 05-2085PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYAN, J. (p. 422), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

The district court, in a trademark and trade dress infringement suit filed against Lanard Toys by General Motors Corporation, granted summary judgment for General Motors on its claims while denying Lanard’s motion for summary judgment based on the affirmative defenses of laches and estoppel. Lanard now appeals those decisions. The dispute is over a series of toy vehicles produced by Lanard called “THE CORPS! ATK” which resemble the Hummer vehicle produced by General Motors. Based on the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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3Cited by74 opinions

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