Legal Opinion
Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of U. S., Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 21, 1981No. Civ. A. 71-481-JPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIAN, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiff, Bose Corporation (Bose), a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems and other audio equipment, brought this civil action in 1971 against the defendant, Consumers Union of United States, Inc. (CU), a consumer product-testing organization, alleging product disparagement, unfair competition, and violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (1976). Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), and on the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) and (b). The lawsuit was precipitated by the…
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