Legal Opinion
Tillamook Country Smoker, Inc. v. Tillamook County Creamery Ass'n
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided April 1, 2004No. Civil 02-1540-MOPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MOSMAN, District Judge.
This trademark dispute raises issues involving two successful companies’ use of the word “Tillamook,” the name of the Oregon coastal county where both companies are based. Defendant Tillamook County Creamery Association (“Creamery”) has sold dairy products under labels using “Tillamook” for almost 100 years. It, therefore, claims that plaintiff Tilla-mook Country Smoker (“Smoker”) cannot use the word in its packaging for smoked meats. At oral argument the court issued a ruling orally upholding Smoker’s right to operate under the name “Tillamook Country…
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