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JOINT STOCK SOCIETY v. UDV NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Civil Action No. 95-749-GMS.

53 F.Supp.2d 692 (1999)

THE JOINT STOCK SOCIETY, "Trade House of Descendants of Peter Smirnoff, Official Purveyor to the Imperial Court," and the Russian American Spirits Company, Plaintiffs, v. UDV NORTH AMERICA, INC., and Pierre Smirnoff Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

May 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Duncan Grant, Tara L. Lattomous, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Wilmington, DE, James W. Hawkins, Hillary Harp, Carrie A. Hanlon, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP, of counsel, Atlanta, GA, for plaintiff.

Allen M. Terrell, Jr., Srinivas M. Raju, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE, William L. Webber, Kenneth W. Brothers, Charles A. Loughlin, Erik J. Berlin, Therese K. Francese, Kelly A. Clement, Timothy E. Boyle, Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC, of counsel, for Defendants.

AMENDED OPINION

SLEET, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION.

The plaintiffs in this action, the Joint Stock Society and the Russian American Spirits Company ("RASCO"), have sued the defendants, UDV North America, Inc. and the Pierre Smirnoff Company, for false advertising, false association, and trademark cancellation. According to the plaintiffs, the defendants have violated several provisions of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq...

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