· 4/3/1990
Cicena Ltd. And Cicena, Inc. v. Columbia Telecommunications Group
Citations
- 900 F.2d 1546
- 14 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1401
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 4891
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that use of eighteen months is “evidence point[ing] strongly away from a finding of secondary meaning”
- strong market demand for a product usually indicates product desirability not secondary meaning
- use for only 18 months is \evidence pointing strongly away from a finding of secondary meaning\
- use of only 18 months is “evidence point[ing] strongly away from a finding of secondary meaning”
- defendant’s product design was an effort to capitalize on a desirable product feature than to trade on any trademark rights acquired by plaintiff in that design
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Judges: Rich, Michel, Skelton
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