Legal Opinion
Carnival Brand Seafood Co. v. Carnival Brands, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 1999No. 98-4126PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Chief Judge:
Carnival Brand Seafood Company (“CBSC”) brought this trademark infringement action against Carnival Brands, Inc. (“CBI”). The district court granted summary judgment for defendant CBI on the ground that CBSC had failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact with respect to the likelihood of confusion to the extent of the products as to which CBSC had priority. Plaintiff CBSC now appeals.
I. FACTS
Beginning in 1980, Honduran company Mariscos de Bahia, S.A. de C.V. (“Maris-cos”) began using the brand name “CARNIVAL” in connection with the sale of fresh and frozen boxed…
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