SCANDIA DOWN CORP. v. EUROQUILT, INC.

No. 85-1193.

772 F.2d 1423 (1985)

SCANDIA DOWN CORPORATION, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EUROQUILT, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah D. McAuliffe, Pattishall, McAuliffe & Hofstetter, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Carl E. Moore, Edward M. O'Toole et al., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Scandia Down Corp. franchises a nationwide chain of 56 stores selling bedding products, including down-filled comforters. Since 1976 its principal trademark has been a logo with its name and an outline of a goose.

Scandia has spent more than $1.5 million in promotions using the trademark. This trademark is not registered, and accordingly questions of infringement concern common rather than statutory law. (Two related...

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