Legal Opinion
Soltex Polymer Corporation v. Fortex Industries, Inc. And Fortiflex, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1987No. 8, Docket 87-7245PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the interesting question of whether a finding of any likelihood of consumer confusion between two products bearing the same mark necessarily mandates the use of an absolute injunction in favor of the owner of that trademark. The instant appeal arises from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, McLaughlin, J., following a bench trial in which the court refused to issue an injunction in favor of plaintiff-appellant Soltex Polymer Corporation (“Soltex”) against defendants-appellees Fortex Industries, Inc.…
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