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· 3/16/2012

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC v. Federal Corp.

Citations

  • 673 F.3d 1330
  • 102 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1061
  • 2012 WL 954267
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5895

How courts have described this case

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

  • likelihood of confusion between “Potenza” and “Turanza” marks was greater because both referred to tires
  • “The prolonged exclusive use of these marks, the extensive promotion and marketing, the billions of dollars in sales, of tires bearing these marks, shows commercial strength.”
  • “Exact identity is not necessary to generate confusion as to source of similarly-marked products.”

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Judges: Newman, Plager, Bryson

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