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Article: KENDALL-JACKSON SUES E&J GALLO TO STOP GALLO'S 'TURNING LEAF' LOOK-A-LIKE WINE SALES
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- PR Newswire
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- April 1, 1996
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Gallo Charged with Using Dirty Tricks to Confuse Consumers in Effort to
Build Premium Wine Business
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd. announced it filed suit today against E&J Gallo Winery asking the court to enjoin Gallo from marketing its "Turning Leaf" wine in a manner which infringes upon Kendall-Jackson's well-known Colored Leaf trademark. Kendall-Jackson's complaint also seeks disgorgement of Gallo's profits from Turning Leaf sales and punitive damages.
In addition to trademark violations, Kendall-Jackson's eight-count complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, charges ...