VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v. RICKARD

No. 72-3186.

492 F.2d 474 (1974)

VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward T. RICKARD, and Bessie Rickard, Individually, etc., Defendants-Appellants,

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Partial Rehearing Denied June 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert H. Landau, Peter S. Chamberlain, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Fletcher L. Yarbrough, Dallas, Tex., Judith S. Scheier, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants seek review of an adverse judgment and injunction pursuant thereto. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft (VWAG) sued Rickard, who does business as "The Bug Shop", for trademark and service mark infringement and unfair competition, seeking only injunctive relief. We approve the findings of the district court as amply supported by the record, and affirm with slight modification the injunctive decree based thereon.

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