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· 2/17/1999

B. Sanfield, Inc. v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp.

Citations

  • 168 F.3d 967
  • 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1831
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 2460
  • 1999 WL 74131

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • competitor sued jewelry retailer for deceptive advertising but court on remand ultimately found no damages
  • plaintiff must show that statement is “misleading in context, as demonstrated by actual consumer confusion
  • “Where the plaintiff brings suit as a consumer, she will therefore have to show that she was in fact deceived in order to establish injury.”
  • plaintiff must show that 14 Nos. 19-2581 & 19-2741 statement is “misleading in context, as demon- strated by actual consumer confusion
  • plaintiff must show that 14 Nos. 19-2581 & 19-2741 statement is “misleading in context, as demon- strated by actual consumer confusion
  • “where the statement is literally true or ambiguous, then the plaintiff is obliged to prove that the statement is misleading in context, as demonstrated by actual consumer confusion.”

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Judges: Coffey, Rovner, Evans

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