BORINQUEN BISCUIT CORP. v. M.V. TRADING CORP.

No. 05-2591.

443 F.3d 112 (2006)

BORINQUEN BISCUIT CORP., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. M.V. TRADING CORP., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Fernández Bared, with whom Toro, Colón, Mullet, Rivera & Sifre, P.S.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Rafael Escalera Rodriguez, with whom Ileann M. Cañellas Correa and Reichard & Escalera, were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, HANSEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

After an evidentiary hearing, the district court preliminarily enjoined defendant-appellant M.V. Trading Corp. (M.V.) from advertising, distributing, or selling cookies or crackers in Puerto Rico under the trade name "Ricas" on the ground that such activities would likely infringe a registered trademark held by plaintiff-appellee Borinquen Biscuit Corp. (Borinquen). M.V. appeals. See 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). We affirm.

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