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Case: Mid-State Aftermarket Body Parts, Inc. v. MQVP, Inc. (8th Cir. 10/19/06 - No. 05-3057) The One Sentence Summary: ... Eighth Circuit Holdings: The district court erred in criticizing the fact that plaintiff's MQVP mark had been used to refer to products and services although it was registered ... were factual issues as to whether plaintiff had authorized the use of its mark as an identifier for parts. The district court erred in finding that plaintiff had misused its service mark as a certification ...