GRONHOLZ v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 88-5004.

869 F.2d 390 (1989)

Donald D. GRONHOLZ, Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard O. Bartz, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

P. Phillips Connor, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before HEANEY and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and LARSON, Senior District Judge.


HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Donald Gronholz appeals the decision of the district court to dismiss his claim of unfair competition and to grant summary judgment in favor of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

In 1972, Gronholz began to design a router guide, a tool designed to control a router for making linear, circular and curved cuts in wood and plastic. Although several guides were already on the market, Gronholz felt that...

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