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082907P.pdf   06/24/2009  Champagne Louis Roederer  v.  J. Garcia Carrion, S.A.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-2907
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Murphy and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
   Civil Case - trademark infringement. District court's dismissal on
   summary judgment of trademark infringement action on ground suit is
   barred by the equitable doctrine of laches is reversed. District court
   abused its discretion in concluding doctrine of progressive encroachment
   applied because Roederer did not yet have an actionable claim in 1995;
   Carrion was or should have been on notice that Roederer objected to the
   mark; and Carrion did not show undue prejudicial reliance.