Legal Opinion
Habitat Design Holdings Ltd. v. Habitat, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 22, 1977No. 77 Civ. 2474 (JMC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANNELLA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, after a bench trial are permanently enjoined from infringing defendant’s trademark or trade name, “Habitat,” or unfairly competing with defendant. The complaint is dismissed.
Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338 and 15 U.S.C. § 1121.
THE FACTS
The facts of this case differ from those normally encountered in infringement actions for here, although plaintiffs are second comers, they are not newcomers. Plaintiff Habitat Design Holdings Limited [“Habitat England”] is a British corporation that operates a chain of retail stores principally in…
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