Bridgestone/firestone Research, Inc. v. Automobile Club De L'Ouest De La France

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• “This protection of rights of personal privacy and publicity distinguishes the § 2(a) false suggestion of connection provision from the § 2(d) likelihood of confusion provision.”
• “The rights protected under the §2(a) false suggestion provision are not designed primarily to protect the public, but to protect persons and institutions from exploitation of their persona.”
• “Mere delay in asserting a trademark-related right does not necessarily result in changed conditions sufficient to support the defense of laches. There must also have been some detriment due to the delay.”
• “Mere delay in asserting a trademark-related right does not necessarily result in changed conditions sufficient to support the defense of laches. There must also have been some detriment due to the delay.”
• “Economic prejudice arises from investment in and development of the trademark, and the continued commercial use and economic promotion of a mark over a prolonged period adds weight to the evidence of prejudice.”
• “Economic prejudice arises from investment in and development of the trademark and the continued commercial use and economic promotion of a mark over a prolonged period adds weight to the evidence of prejudice.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).