Butler Home Prods., LLC (Marlborough, MA) has sued Polymer Group, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and cancellation of a trademark registration for a diamond pattern for textile wipes and fabrics. The defendant had trouble originally registering the pattern in the face of ornamental objections and ended up opting for the supplemental register. The defendant then accused plaintiff’s MR. CLEAN brand wipes of infringement. Plaintiff asserted that the accused pattern was in use prior to the registered pattern and brought this action seeking the DJ and cancellation.
Butler Home Prods., LLC v. Polymer Group, Inc., 11-12176-GAO (D. Mass. Dec. 8, 2011)
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