Preliminary Injunction Denied in Website Dispute
The District Court of Minnesota denied a preliminary injunction in Gregerson v. Vilana Financial, Inc., 2006 WL 3227762 (D. Minn. 11/7/06).
Vilana asserted trademark infringement claims against Gregerson for using Vilana's trademarks as a link and in subject lines on his websites www.cgstock.com and www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us. Gregerson also used the trademarks as metatags on these sites.
Although trademark disputes involving metatags are relatively common, this case is unique because the parties sell entirely different products. Gregerson sells photographs, but Vilana provides financial services. The court found that Vilana could not show likelihood of success and denied the injunction.
