· 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
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- 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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