Legal Opinion

Simon Property Group L.P. v. Mysimon, Inc.

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided June 7, 2000No. IP 99-1195-C H/GPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENTRY ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE

HAMILTON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Simon Property Group, L.P. (“SPG”) owns and operates retail shopping malls all over the United States. Defendant mySimon operates a comparative shopping information service on the World Wide Web. Its service features a cartoon character known as “Simon” who personifies the work done by mySimon’s computer programs to gather and organize information from the World Wide Web for a shopper. SPG has sued mySimon, Inc. for federal trademark infringement and related claims. SPG’s central claim is that mySimon, by using the name…

2Cases cited39 opinions

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