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Urgent Care v. South Miss. Urgent Care

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Aug 13, 2008
289 F. App'x 741 (5th Cir. 2008)

Summary

reversing grant of preliminary injunctive relief that prevented defendants from using the mark "urgent care"; although "UrgiCare" mark was protectable, "urgent care" was a generic term, and plaintiffs could not "prevent use of the term by registering a similar-sounding, but differently spelled mark"

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Opinion

No. 08-60155 Summary Calendar.

August 13, 2008.

Shirlee F. Baldwin, Brandon L. Brooks, for Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants.

Nathan L. Clark, III, Clark Clark, Hattiesburg, MS, for Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees/Counter-Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 1:07-CV-138.

Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Summaries of

Urgent Care v. South Miss. Urgent Care

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Aug 13, 2008
289 F. App'x 741 (5th Cir. 2008)

reversing grant of preliminary injunctive relief that prevented defendants from using the mark "urgent care"; although "UrgiCare" mark was protectable, "urgent care" was a generic term, and plaintiffs could not "prevent use of the term by registering a similar-sounding, but differently spelled mark"

Summary of this case from K&F Rest. Holdings, Ltd. v. Rouse
Case details for

Urgent Care v. South Miss. Urgent Care

Case Details

Full title:URGENT CARE INC.; UrgiCare Inc., Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Aug 13, 2008

Citations

289 F. App'x 741 (5th Cir. 2008)

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