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1 Eagle Iron Works, 424 F. Supp, 240 (S.D. Ia. 1946).
2 185 F.2d 258 (4th Cir. 1950).
3 Amstar Corp. v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc., 205 U.S.P.Q 128 (N.D. Ga. 1979), rev’d, 615 F. 2d 252 (5th Cir. 1980).
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