ALTA VISTA CORP., LTD. v. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP.

Civil Action No. 98-11468-NG.

44 F.Supp.2d 72 (1998)

THE ALTA VISTA CORPORATION, LTD., Plaintiff, v. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

October 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Murphy, John F. Woods, Matthew Cuccias, Mark A. Collins, M. Miller Baker, Carr, Goodson, Lee & Warner, Washington, DC, for Alta Vista Technology, Inc., Plaintiff.

David M. Kelly, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for Digital Equipment Corp., Defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GERTNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves a dispute over the use of nearly identical trade and servicemarks.1 The Plaintiff, Alta Vista Corporation, Ltd. ("AVC"), is the senior user of the servicemark "Alta Vista" in New York City and Los Angeles, where it started to conduct business in 1993. The Defendant, Digital Equipment Corporation ("Digital"), introduced...

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