PROLIFE MINNESOTA v. MINNESOTA PRO-LIFE

No. C2-00-2160.

632 N.W.2d 748 (2001)

PROLIFE MINNESOTA, Respondent, v. MINNESOTA PRO-LIFE COMMITTEE, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied October 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Shoemaker, Shoemaker Law Office, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, (for respondent).

Harlan M. Goulett, Harlan M. Goulett & Associates, Minneapolis, MN, (for appellants).

Considered and decided by SCHUMACHER, Presiding Judge, RANDALL, Judge, and G. BARRY ANDERSON, Judge.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge

This is an appeal from a temporary restraining order in which the district court enjoined appellants from using the name "Minnesota Pro-Life Committee," which is similar to the name of respondent's organization, "Prolife Minnesota." Respondent's name is protected under trademark law. Appellants contend that this violates their First-Amendment rights because they were not offered an opportunity...

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