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When (Not) to Use the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents and the Registration Symbol
In Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. Robbins, Opposition No. 91176273, (TTAB May 13, 2009), Opposer Brown Shoe, owner of two PALOMA registrations for clothing and shoes, successfully blocked Applicant Robbins’ registration of PALOMITA for clothing on likelihood of confusion grounds. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) then dismissed Opposer’s
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Plaintiff in Counterfeiting Case Cannot Receive Both Statutory Damages and Attorney’s Fees
In K & N Engineering, Inc. v. Bulat, 510 F.3d 1079 (9th Cir. Dec. 18, 2007), a case involving alleged counterfeiting, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s grant of both statutory damages and attorney’s fees. Plaintiff-Appellee K&N Engineering, Inc. (K&N) manufactures
American Airlines Sues Yahoo! for Trademark Infringement Based on Sale of Keyword Advertising
Three months after settling a similar keyword advertising case against Google, American Airlines has sued Yahoo! in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (American Airlines, Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc., No. 4:2008-CV-626 (Oct. 17, 2008)). Plaintiff American Airlines, the world’s largest
Use of House Mark Insufficient to Avoid Confusion
Comparison of SPLENDA packaging (McNeil) and store-brand packaging (Heartland) In McNeil Nutritionals, LLC v. Heartland Sweeteners, LLC, No. 07-2644, 2007 WL 4478981 (3d Cir. Dec. 24, 2007), a case involving alleged trade
Selection of Associated Goods/Services Descriptions for U.S. Trademark Applications
Many applicants for U.S. trademark registrations, especially foreign applicants, prepare listings of associated products (“goods”) and/or services under a given trademark that are either not acceptable under U.S. trademark laws or are undesirable for several reasons. Even when such listings are acceptable
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