NAME
DATE
151
Make the Argument
In order for the judge or jury to render a decision, the following are some of the questions that
must be considered:
C
ASE: 19
You Be the Judge!
You Be the Judge!
1. Did Lacoste Alligator, S.A. and General Mills, Inc., as owners of the trademarks Izod and the Izod Alligator, have
the exclusive right to manufacture and sell products with those emblems? Explain.
2. Did Elvin Floyd have permission from Lacoste Alligator, S.A. and General Mills, Inc., to purchase and reproduce
products bearing the trademarks of Izod and the Izod Alligator?
3. Was there a likelihood that the general public would be confused by products sold with the Lacoste Alligator
logos and products sold with the Floyd Alligator logos? Explain.
4. Did Elvin Floyd willfully and intentionally attempt to identify his products as genuine Lacoste products? Explain.