Case Name: BEST BUY WAREHOUSE, Appellant, v. BEST BUY COMPANY, INC., Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1990-12-04
Citations: 920 F.2d 536
Docket Number: No. 90-1089
Parties: BEST BUY WAREHOUSE, Appellant, v. BEST BUY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.
Judges: Before ARNOLD and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and McMILLAN, Senior District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 920
Pages: 536–538

Head Matter:
BEST BUY WAREHOUSE, Appellant, v. BEST BUY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.
No. 90-1089.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 11, 1990.
Decided Dec. 4, 1990.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Feb. 7, 1991.
Carter J. Kokjer, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.
Elliot Kaplan, Minneapolis, Minn., for ap-pellee.
Before ARNOLD and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and McMILLAN, Senior District Judge.
The Hon. James B. McMillan, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is a trademark-infringement case. The plaintiff operates under the names "Best Buy Warehouse," "Best Buy Office Furniture," and "Best Buy Office Warehouse." The defendant operates under the names "Best Buy Company" and "Best Buy Superstores." The question presented is whether the plaintiff has a legally pro-tectable interest in the use of the words "best buy."
The District Court held that the phrase "best buy" is generic as a matter of law, and therefore not the subject of trademark protection. It granted summary judgment for defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.
We affirm. In our view, the opinion of the District Court is fully sufficient in its discussion of the legal issues in this case, and we affirm the judgment of that court on the basis of its opinion. 751 F.Supp. 824. See 8th Cir.R. 47B.
. The Hon. Scott O. Wright, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.