United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff has a valid trademark in the name "Niles" as applied to its plush-toy camel; summary judgment of noninfringement is reversed. On remand, plaintiff must show that a substantial number of consumers think that its camel is actually defendant's.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2004
• Decided 04/02/2004
• Published 04/02/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles W. Shifley (argued), Marc S. Cooperman, Erik S. Maurer, Banner & Witcoff, LTD, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James P. White (argued), Laurie A. Haynie, J. Aron Carnahan, Louise T. Walsh, Welsh & Katz, LTD, Edward B. Ruff, III, William W. Elinski, Donald J. O'Meara, Jr., Michael Turiello, Pretzel & Stouffer, CHTD., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.