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- Title: Betterbox Communications Ltd v. Bb Technologies
- Author : Third Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 13, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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PRECEDENTIAL Argued: May 7, 2002 OPINION OF THE COURT This is an appeal in a declaratory judgment action commenced by Betterbox Communications, Ltd. (""Betterbox""), against Black Box Corporation (""Black Box"") and a wholly owned subsidiary. Betterbox and Black Box sell competing computer-related products through catalog marketing. In 1995, Betterbox, a British company, applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (""PTO"") for trademark registration based on its intended use of the Betterbox name and box design in the United States. Black Box objected that Betterbox's name and box design infringed on its trademarks. Betterbox then brought this action in federal court seeking a declaration of no infringement, and Black Box counterclaimed for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trademark dilution. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict for Betterbox, and the District Court entered judgment accordingly on November 16, 2000. In post-trial orders, the District Court denied Black Box's motions for a new trial under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) and for relief from judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). This appeal followed.