Legal Opinion
Conagra, Inc. v. George A. Hormel, & Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1993No. 92-1298PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
ConAgra, Inc., sells nutritious food products under its registered trademark “Healthy Choice.” Following great success in the frozen entree market, ConAgra began to develop a line of shelf-stable food products to be sold in microwaveable cups. When George A. Hormel, & Company began test-marketing a line of similar products under the trademark “Health Selections,” ConAgra brought this trademark infringement action under 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1) against Hormel. Following a bench trial, the district court found Hormel had not infringed ConAgra’s trademark. ConAgra, Inc. v. Geo. A.…
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