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· 4/28/1977

Amana Refrigeration, Inc. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.

Citations

  • 431 F. Supp. 324
  • 195 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 56
  • 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16133

How courts have described this case

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  • infringement found where defendant copied one paragraph, consisting of three sentences, from plaintiff's work
  • brochure quoted favorable 1968 Consumer Reports rating and ignored unfavorable 1973 Consumer Reports article
  • defendant’s counterclaim for false advertising under section 43(a) is subject to Iowa’s five-year statute of limitations for fraud claims and not the two-year statute of limitations for injury to reputation
  • copying of one three-sentence paragraph constituted infringement

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Judges: McMANUS

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