La Quinta Worldwide LLC v. Q.R.T.M., S.A. De C.V.

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• holding that the lack of actual confusion did not weigh against the plaintiff where the 3 parties “had never both operated in the U.S. market.”
• noting that “use in commerce” is an “element of Lanham Act claims under sections 32 and 43(a)”
• finding that “La Quinta” and “Quinta Real” were similar marks because they shared the word “Quinta”
• stating that, under abuse of 2 discretion standard, the appellate court “must consider whether the district court’s decision was based on a consideration of the relevant factors”
• finding that the “use in commerce” element is not a jurisdictional requirement
• remanding for reconsideration where “district court’s analysis does not discuss a fact we think relevant to weighing the equities”

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