In Re Viterra Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that emphasis on the literal portion of a mark “makes sense given that the literal component of brand names likely will appear alone when used in text and will be spoken when requested by consumers.”
• determining that “the verbal portion of a word and design mark likely will be the dominant por- tion”
• comparing XCEED versus X-SEED (stylized) and finding that “substantial evidence supports the Board’s determination that any minor differences in the sound of these marks may go undetected by consumers”
• finding Board entitled to rely on this legal presumption in determining likelihood of confusion
• “the verbal portion of a word and design mark likely will be the dominant portion”
• identical goods or services are presumed to travel in same channels of trade to same class of purchasers

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-05· cited 12,026×
• In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1973-05-03· cited 523×
• In Re National Data Corporation
  Federal Circuit· 1985-01-30· cited 216×
• Tom Cunningham v. Laser Golf Corporation (Now Known as Belair Golf)
  Federal Circuit· 2000-08-15· cited 215×
• Giant Food, Inc. v. Nation's Foodservice, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1983-06-30· cited 142×
• In Re Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
  Federal Circuit· 2007-05-24· cited 132×
• Century 21 Real Estate Corporation v. Century Life of America
  Federal Circuit· 1992-07-23· cited 128×
• Hewlett-Packard Company v. Packard Press, Inc. (Formerly Packquisition Corporation)
  Federal Circuit· 2002-03-01· cited 112×
• Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2011-03-28· cited 100×
• In Re Shell Oil Company
  Federal Circuit· 1993-07-02· cited 100×
• In Re Pacer Technology
  Federal Circuit· 2003-08-04· cited 91×
• Cbs Inc. v. George Clifford Morrow
  Federal Circuit· 1983-06-06· cited 53×
• In Re Mighty Leaf Tea
  Federal Circuit· 2010-04-13· cited 52×
• Han Beauty, Inc. And Trevive, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Company
  Federal Circuit· 2001-01-09· cited 52×
• Squirtco v. Tomy Corporation
  Federal Circuit· 1983-01-10· cited 45×
• Packard Press, Inc.(formerly Packquisition Corporation),appellant v. Hewlett-Packard Company,appellee
  Federal Circuit· 2000-09-25· cited 37×
• In Re Save Venice New York, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2001-07-27· cited 33×
• Shen Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. The Ritz Hotel Limited, Cross
  Federal Circuit· 2004-12-17· cited 29×
• In Re Electrolyte Laboratories, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1990-09-05· cited 27×
• Phillips Petroleum Company v. C. J. Webb, Inc., by Change of Name From Chas. J. Webb Sons Co., Inc., D.B.A. Corrosion Reaction Consultants
  Customs and Patent Appeals· 1971-06-03· cited 23×