United States Tenth Circuit

Plaintiff's claim, alleging defendant misappropriated a beer-vending character named "beerman" in violation of the Lanham Act, is dismissed where plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to allow a jury to find he has a protectable interest in the mark "beerman."

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2004
• Published 12/23/2004

Judges

• BRISCOE, Circuit Judge., Before BRISCOE, HARTZ and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A. Bruce Jones (Craig M.J. Allely and Nicholas M. Billings with him on the briefs), Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• K. Preston Oade Jr. (Richard L. Gabriel and Michael J. Hofmann with him on the brief), Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Denver, CO, for the defendants-appellees.