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FIVE PLATTERS, INC. v. COOK

Civ. A. No. 78-275, Crim. A. No. 79-217.

491 F.Supp. 1165 (1980)

The FIVE PLATTERS, INC., a corporation, Plaintiff, v. Sterling Tommy COOK a/k/a Thomas Cook, a/k/a Tommy Cook, et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America to the use of the Five Platters, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiff, v. Sterling Tommy COOK, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

June 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anton W. Bigman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff Five Platters.

George E. Schumacher, Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant Cook.

OPINION

WEBER, Chief Judge.

The Five Platters, Inc. (hereinafter the Platters) owns the service mark "The Platters". The above-captioned case is, apparently, one of a number of law suits which have been instituted to protect this service mark. See e.g. Five Platters, Inc. v. Purdie, 419 F.Supp. 372 (D.Md.1976).

In March 1978, defendant Cook was scheduled to perform at a certain night club in Pennsylvania...

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