IMAF, SPA v. JC Penney Co., Inc.

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• The “absolute failure to make a sincere attempt validly to establish an essential element of a section 43(a) claim” evidences bad faith.
• Retailer J.C. Penney approached a clothing manufacturer with an order to make sweaters to be sold in Penney outlets, with Penney responsible for quality; Penney found to own the trademark even though the manufacturer suggested the name.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).