· 5/26/1976
Capri Jewelry Incorporated and Tancer & Two, Inc. v. Hattie Carnegie Jewelry Enterprises, Ltd., and Bill G. James
Citations
- 539 F.2d 846
- 191 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 11
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 8839
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Judges: Friendly, Hays, Mes-Kill
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