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First Circuit· 11/7/2000

Hasbro, Inc. v. Clue Computing, Inc.

Citations

  • 232 F.3d 1
  • 56 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1766
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 27856
  • 2000 WL 1644507

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  • observing that “minor and isolated” discrepancies “need 3 not be fatal to credibility”
  • noting very little similarity between Hasbro’s board game CLUE and the products and services of Clue Computing
  • computer consulting firm did not infringe on board game maker’s mark “Clue” because goods and services offered by the parties were wholly distinct
  • in affirming summary judg ment in favor of trademark defendant, endorsing District Court’s “refusal to enter the ‘initial interest confusion’ thicket . . . given the unlikelihood of ‘legally significant’ confusion” in a case “involving such disparate products and services”

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Judges: Torruella, Coffin, Boudin

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