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· 12/10/2009

Guantanamera Cigar Co. v. Corporacion Habanos, S.A.

Citations

  • 672 F. Supp. 2d 106
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115127
  • 2009 WL 4715906

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting elements of unfair competition, including showing that a “designation is likely to cause confusion”
  • applying the second sentence § 1127 definition and finding no use in United States commerce where defendant did not sell products in the United States but its product appeared in foreign advertisements and on websites
  • “[M]any courts have held that advertising alone is not enough to constitute trademark infringement without the addition of sales or transport of the trademark in commerce.”

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Judges: Royce C. Lamberth

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