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· 10/2/2001

Cae, Incorporated v. Clean Air Engineering, Incorporated

Citations

  • 267 F.3d 660
  • 60 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1449
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 21294
  • 2001 WL 1158967

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that district court properly discounted four calls as de minimis
  • noting that, under the Lanham Act, the elements for trademark infringement are the same as unfair competition
  • finding that marks were indistinguishable where both parties used them in combination with the names of the their departments
  • finding that marks were indistinguishable where both parties used them in combination with the names of the their departments
  • concluding marks that were “indistinguishable” and “virtually identical” weighed in favor of finding a likelihood of confusion
  • stating that the area-and-manner-of use factor “assesses whether there is a relationship in use, promotion, distribution, or sales between the goods or services of the parties”

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Judges: Kanne, Manion, Ripple

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