BELL & HOWELL: MAMIYA CO. v. MASEL SUPPLY CO.

No. 1086, Docket 82-7867.

719 F.2d 42 (1983)

BELL & HOWELL: MAMIYA CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MASEL SUPPLY CO. CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin, John F. Savarese, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Richard H. Stern, Stern & Robert, of Counsel, Washington, D.C., Kenneth R. Umans, Nims, Howes, Collison & Isner, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Wagner, Chicago, Ill. (Robert E. Browne, Alan L. Barry, Linda A. Kuczma, Wallenstein, Wagner, Hattis, Strampel & Aubel, Chicago, Ill., John E. Kidd, Joseph J.C. Ranalli, Robert M. Kunstadt, Pennie & Edmonds, New York City, Michael W. Havrilla, Osawa & Co., Mount Prospect, Ill., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Milton A. Bass, Jacob Laufer, Steven R. Trost, Howard I. Schneider, Bass, Ullman & Lustigman, New York City, for American Free Trade Ass'n and Importers Federation of America as amici curiae.

Thompson & Knight, Dallas, Tex., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City, for Plastics Mfg. Co. as amicus curiae.

William F. Sondericker, Mary C. Mone, Olwine, Connelly, Chase O'Donnell & Weyher, New York City, for Progress Trading Co. as amicus curiae.

Gail T. Cumins, Peter Jay Baskin, Ned H. Marshak, Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C., New York City, for Sanyo Elec. Inc. as amicus curiae.

Steven P. Kersner, David R. Amerine, Stein, Shostak, Shostak & O'Hara, Sheldon I. London, James R. Atwood, Eugene A. Ludwig, Scott D. Gilbert, Margaret R. Alexander, Covington & Burling, G. Hamilton Loeb, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Washington, D.C., for Trademark Group of the American Ass'n of Exporters and Importers, American Watch Ass'n, Bojorquez Mexican Food Coalition, and Jewelers of America, Inc. as amici curiae.

Richard H. Abbey, Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs Service, William F. Baxter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Abbott B. Lipsky, Jr., Barry Grossman, Stephen F. Ross, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the U.S. as amicus curiae.

Before KEARSE, PIERCE and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


PIERCE, Circuit Judge:

Masel Supply Co. Corp. (Masel) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Edward R. Neaher, Judge, entered October 1, 1982, granting a preliminary injunction in favor of Bell & Howell: Mamiya Co. (BHMC)1 and enjoining Masel from distributing products bearing certain trademarks and from engaging in certain related activities. Masel alleges that the district...

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