· 7/1/2009
In Re Shinnecock Smoke Shop
Citations
- 571 F.3d 1171
- 91 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1218
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 14303
- 2009 WL 1874078
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding SHINNECOCK BRAND FULL FLAVOR and SHINNECOCK BRAND LIGHTS, both for cigarettes, falsely suggest a connection with the Shinnecock Indian Nation
- determining that “[a]pplicant’s allegations regarding similar marks” were “irrelevant” because “[e]ven if all of the third-party regis- trations should have been refused registration under sec- tion 1052(a
- “Applicant’s allegations regarding similar marks are irrelevant because each application must be considered on its own merits.”
- ‘Applicant’s allegations regarding similar marks are irrelevant because each application must be con- sidered on its own merits.’
- “[T]he ordinary meaning of ‘institution’ suggests the term is broad enough to include a self- governing Indian nation”
- “Applicant’s allegations regarding similar marks are irrelevant because each application must be considered on its own merits.”
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Judges: Mayer, Clevenger, Schall
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