Legal Opinion
Hormel Foods Corporation v. Jim Henson Productions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 4, 1996No. 1010, Docket 95-7977PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
Hormel Foods Corporation appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) denying Hormel’s request for a permanent injunction against Jim Henson Productions, Inc. after a full bench trial on the merits. Hormel originally contended that Henson’s use of the character “Spa’am” in its upcoming movie and related merchandise would infringe and/or dilute Hormel’s trademark in the luncheon meat SPAM, but now limits its argument to the merchandising use. With respect to that use, Hormel argues that the district…
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