Intermatic v. Toeppen

Citation: Intermatic Inc. v. Toeppen, 947 F. Supp. 1227 (N.D. Ill. 1996).

Intermatic, a manufacturer of electronic products and services, brought an action against Dennis Toeppen who was using the domain name intermatic.com with a home page showing a map of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The court felt that while there was no cause of action for trademark infringement because the marks were being used on different goods, the plaintiff could prevail on a trademark dilution theory.