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Sixth Circuit· 7/31/1985

Tandy Corporation v. Malone & Hyde, Inc.

Citations

  • 769 F.2d 362
  • 226 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 703
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 20970

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that most early trademark cases in England and America were brought in equity, as an injunction was the preferred remedy
  • “Tandy’s failure to object to limited geographic use of a mark does not bar it from objecting later to widespread use of the mark.”
  • identifying laches as an equitable defense in trademark dispute
  • noting the pervasive equity background of trademark law

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Judges: Merritt, Contie, Kinneary

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