Electronic Design & Sales, Inc., D/B/A E.D.S., Engineering Design & Sales, Electronic Design and Sales, Inc. v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation

How courts have described this case

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

• “[P]urchaser[] . . . sophistication is important and often dispositive because ‘[s]ophisticated consumers may be expected to exercise greater care.’”
• the mere purchase of the goods and services of both parties by the same institution does not, by itself, establish similarity of trade channels or overlap of customers
• the mere purchase of the goods and services of both parties by the same institution does not, by itself, establish similarity of trade channels or overlap of customers
• “[E]ven when there is an overlap in purchasing persons due to a common purchasing agent, such an agent is not necessarily a ‘relevant person’ for determining likelihood of confusion”
• likelihood of confusion diminished where there was minimal, if any, overlap in customers

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).