· 12/8/1998
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Ass'n v. Team Obsolete Promotions
Citations
- 33 F. Supp. 2d 1000
- 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1844
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21692
- 1998 WL 858529
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Generic marks do not enjoy trademark protection because the protection of generic marks would substantially impair a competitor’s ability to identify its goods or services.”
- “An abbreviation is treated similarly to its underlying phrase where the abbreviation imparts the original generic or descriptive connotation.”
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Judges: G. Kendall Sharp
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