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Since 1965, the Plaintiffs, Fairytale Footsie Company Limited, have manufactured ladies' slippers and marketed them under the unregistered trade mark "Cinderella." One of their special lines is a ladies slipper designed for holiday use.
It is a soft slipper which folds over and fits into a pouch which can be easily packed in a suitcase. While the foldaway slippers have various designs and colors, the pouch is always black with a white stud fastner and "Cinderella" in distinctively 'swirly' white letters with a white wand and stars above the letters.
About 100,000 pouches containing slippers are sold each year in the British Isles and they are one of the country's leading gift items in the ladies' accessories market.
In 1994, the Defendants began to market ladies' sponge bags and make-up bags under the name "Snow White." The bags themselves vary in design and color but they are all sold in black pouches with a white stud fastner and with the words "Snow White" in similarly 'swirly' white letters, although there are no stars or wand.
On learning of the Defendants' products, the Plaintiffs applied for an injunction restraining the Defendants from passing their products off as those of the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs also sought damages.
The Court ruled that the public would not be deceived or led to believe that the Defendants' goods were made by the Plaintiffs, because the parties did not share a common field of trading activity as the Plaintiffs' reputation was limited to slippers.
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Discussion Question:
Nike recently sued Wal-Mart stores for selling a shoe that Nike claims infringes on its patents. The shoe sold by Wal-Mart uses technology similar to Nike's Shox technology. Look at Nike's complaint here.
Do you think that Nike has a good claim? What should Wal-Mart's defense be? Will there defense be successful or is Nike likely to prevail on their claim? Explain.
Discussion Requirements:
Begin contributing to the discussions no later than midnight of the first Saturday after a lesson opens. Your original post should be a minimum of 100 words and based on your own unique composition.
Read, evaluate and compose a substantial in-depth response (minimum 250 words) to at least one of your peer's responses in the discussion area. Include examples in your discussion.
Adhere to APA standards and use APA guidelines to cite references. Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation are expected.
Do not copy and paste someone else's work.