· 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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