Published: April 7, 2021
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Jonathan H. Love Parsons Behle & Latimer, PLC Salt Lake City, Utah, USA INTA Bulletins North America Subcommittee
A recent case provided a rare look into state law infringement proceedings and confirmed that the analysis closely tracks that in U.S. federal courts.
Ruling exclusively under Mississippi state law, the Court of Appeals of Mississippi affirmed the denial of a liquor store’s trademark and trade name infringement claims over the use of the word “Midtown” by a similarly named liquor store.
T.M.T., LLC v. Midtown Market Wine & Spirits, LLC, No. 2019-CA-01199-COA (Miss. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2021).