ASTRA PHARMACEUTICAL PROD. v. BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS

No. 83-1300.

718 F.2d 1201 (1983)

ASTRA PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lindley, New York City, with whom Dike, Bronstein, Roberts, Cushman & Pfund, Boston, Mass., Liddy, Sullivan, Galway & Vaccaro, and Hale Russell & Gray, New York City, were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Frank P. Porcelli, Boston, Mass., with whom Wm. W. Rymer, John M. Skenyon, Fish & Richardson, Boston, Mass., and Robert R. Meads, Fullerton, Cal., were on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before BOWNES, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judges.


SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a trademark infringement case in which the appellant, Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. (Astra), seeks to enjoin the appellee, Beckman Instruments, Inc. (Beckman), from using the mark "ASTRA" on its computerized blood analyzer machine and on various other products related to that machine. In addition, Astra also seeks relief from unfair competition, injury to property rights and business reputation, and trademark dilution under...

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