· 8/29/1996
Dorr-Oliver, Incorporated v. Fluid-Quip, Incorporated and Andrew Franko
Citations
- 94 F.3d 376
- 39 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1990
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 22612
- 1996 WL 492591
How courts have described this case
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- noting that courts “review the district court’s statement of the law de novo for legal error” in likelihood of confusion cases
- noting that courts “review the district court’s statement of the law de novo for legal error” in likelihood of confusion cases
- noting that courts “review the district court’s statement of the law de novo for legal error” in likelihood of confusion cases
- “where product configurations are at issue, consumers are generally more likely to think that a competitor has entered the market with a similar product”
- “[T]he proper inquiry centers on the confusion of consumers in the market for the particular products at issue.”
- “It is not possible that any of these companies, all of which own and operate Dorr-Oliver clamshells, will be confused by Fluid-Quip’s introduction of a competitive line of clamshells.”
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Judges: Bauer, Eschbach, Flaum
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