YANKEE CANDLE CO. v. THE BRIDGEWATER CANDLE CO.

No. 00-2472

259 F.3d 25 (2001)

The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., Plaintiff, Appellant v. The Bridgewater Candle Co., LLC.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Baker, with whom Colin Foley, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, Cecil E. Key, Jr., and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, were on brief, for appellant.

Michael A. Albert, with whom Ilan D. Barzilay, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., Richard J. Moose and Dority & Manning, P.A., were on brief, for appellee.

Before Boudin, , Bownes, , and Torruella, .


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Yankee Candle Company ("Yankee"), a leading manufacturer of scented candles, sued competitor Bridgewater Candle Company ("Bridgewater") on counts of copyright infringement and trade dress infringement under federal law, as well as on state claims of common law trade dress infringement, tortious interference, and deceptive trade practices under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A. The district court granted...

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