· 2/11/1981
International Order of Job's Daughters v. Lindeburg and Company
Citations
- 633 F.2d 912
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- criticizing Boston Professional because it “transmogrifies this narrow [trademark] protection into a broad monopoly”
- explaining “the choice of federal or state law frequently has no 19 impact on the outcome, leading courts to avoid the issue”
- “[o]ur holding does not mean that a name or emblem could not serve simultaneously as a functional component of a product and a trademark”
- no infringement where unauthorized jewelry maker produced rings and pins bearing fraternal organization’s trademark
- considering an as-applied functionality defense to a trademark-infringement claim
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Judges: Trask, Fletcher, Blumenfeld
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