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AMERICAN LEGION v. MATTHEW

No. 98-1092.

144 F.3d 498 (1998)

The AMERICAN LEGION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard G. MATTHEW, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan M. Schroeder, Peterson, Johnson & Murray, Milwaukee, WI, Richard C. Browne, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Philip B. Onderdonk, Jr., American Legion, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard G. Matthew, Fond du Lac, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Everyone recognizes the distinctive headgear of the French Foreign Legion: a cylindrical body with a flat top, a broad bill, and a flap at the rear to block the sun. Richard Matthew sells this style of cap, called a kepi. When he applied to register "The Legionaire" as a trademark for the kepi, he might have anticipated a reaction from France. What he got instead was opposition from The American...

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