FAMOLARE, INC. v. MELVILLE CORP.

No. C-77-0525-WWS.

472 F.Supp. 738 (1979)

FAMOLARE, INC., Plaintiff, v. MELVILLE CORP., Thom McAn Shoe Company, Inc., Pearlridge Thom McAn, Inc., Ala Moana Thom McAn, Inc., Fort St.-Honolulu Thom McAn, Inc., Waialae Thom McAn, Inc., Kamehameha Thom McAn, Inc., John Does One through Four, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

June 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon F. L. Char, Damon, Shigekane, Key & Char, Honolulu, Hawaii, Charles E. Townsend, Jr., Thomas F. Smegal, Jr., Roger L. Cook, John W. Schlicher, Townsend & Townsend, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Harold M. Fong, Hiram L. Fong, Jr., Kenneth G. K. Hoo, Fong, Miho & Robinson, Honolulu, Hawaii, Gerald D. Hosier, Raymond P. Niro, Thomas G. Scavone, Hosier, Niro & Daleiden, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., George W. Whitney, Joseph D. Garon, Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond, New York City, for defendants.


ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Famolare has sued defendants for patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. Defendants have moved for summary judgment.

Plaintiff manufactures and markets shoes in Hawaii and other states. The shoes have contoured soles consisting of multiple crests with troughs in the bottom of the soles. There are two basic styles of these wavy-bottom shoes. The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases