Gruen Marketing Corp. v. Benrus Watch Co., Inc.

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• contrasting assignment of a mark, “an outright sale,” with a license, “a limited permit ... to use the mark”
• “Because [Plaintiff] possesses a license to use the [third-party’s] mark, [Plaintiff] has standing under Section 43(a) to bring an action against … defendants.”
• “[Plaintiffs] argument, however, does not overcome the express language of the License Agreement that [defendant] retained ownership of the BENRUS mark. A licensee lacks standing where the agreement indicates that the licensor retains exclusive ownership of the mark.”

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