RUST ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE v. TEUNISSEN

No. 97-2462.

131 F.3d 1210 (1997)

RUST ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., f/k/a SEC Donohue, Inc., f/k/a Donohue & Associates, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry TEUNISSEN, Donohue & Associates, Inc., and Donohue & Associates of Illinois, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter K. Richardson (argued), Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David O. Gass, William TeWinkle (argued), Rohde, Dales, Melzer, TeWinkle & Gass, Sheboygan, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. ("Rust") brought suit against defendants Donohue & Associates and founder Larry Teunissen for false designation of origin pursuant to § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), common law unfair competition, and deceptive advertising under Wis. Stats. § 100.18(1). Rust sought preliminary injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from using the trade name "Donohue...

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