Lahoti v. VeriCheck, Inc.

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

• stating that 17 “the ACPA itself notes that use of the listed criteria is permissive” and that “the most 18 important grounds for finding bad faith are the unique circumstances of the case”
• giving examples of fanciful or arbitrary marks such as the mark Exxon for gas and Xerox for copiers
• “Registration alone may 20 be sufficient in an appropriate case to satisfy a determination of distinctiveness.”
• “[A] district court’s classification of a trademark’s strength is a factual determination to which we apply clear error review.”
• “[A] reasonable person who had previously been declared a cybersquatter in a judicial proceeding [] should have known that his actions might be unlawful.”
• “[L]egions of trademark lawyers can stay busy arguing about how 6 marks in the middle, not so plainly descriptive, nor so plainly [suggestive], should be 7 categorized.”

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Cited by

32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-03-08· cited 253×
• Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-08-19· cited 219×
• Rearden LLC v. Rearden Commerce, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-06-27· cited 195×
• JL Beverage Co. v. Jim Beam Brands Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 2016-07-14· cited 182×
• Pom Wonderful v. Robert Hubbard, Jr.
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-12-30· cited 159×
• Zobmondo Entertainment, LLC v. Falls Media, LLC
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-04-26· cited 114×
• DSPT International, Inc. v. Nahum
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-10-27· cited 101×
• Yelp Inc. v. Catron
  N.D. California· 2014-10-01· cited 97×
• Pensacola Motor Sales Inc. v. Eastern Shore Toyota, LLC
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-06-21· cited 79×
• Adidas America, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-05-10· cited 75×
• HTS, Inc. v. Boley
  D. Arizona· 2013-06-21· cited 52×
• Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-02-16· cited 51×
• Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-04-20· cited 43×
• GoPets Ltd. v. Hise
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-09-22· cited 42×
• Advertise. Com, Inc. v. AOL Advertising, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-08-03· cited 27×
• Marketquest Grp., Inc. v. BIC Corp.
  S.D. California· 2018-06-12· cited 16×
• Digby Adler Group LLC v. Image Rent a Car, Inc.
  N.D. California· 2015-02-06· cited 11×
• Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com, Inc.
  N.D. California· 2012-01-03· cited 8×
• American Ass'n for Justice v. American Trial Lawyers Ass'n
  D. Minnesota· 2010-03-18· cited 7×
• Super-Krete International, Inc. v. Sadleir
  C.D. California· 2010-04-22· cited 7×

Cites

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

• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 11,658×
• Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-26· cited 1,571×
• Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Incorporated Max Shayne, Incorporated v. Alpha of Virginia, Incorporated, D/B/A Lone Star Grill
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-01-11· cited 584×
• Donald Eugene Lambert v. James Blodgett, Donald Eugene Lambert v. James Blodgett
  Ninth Circuit· 2004-12-28· cited 542×
• GoTo.Com, Inc. v. Walt Disney Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-02-02· cited 397×
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Cross-Appellant v. mcneil-p.p.c., Inc., Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 1992-08-21· cited 373×
• Pizzeria Uno Corporation v. James W. Temple, Jr., D/B/A Taco Uno
  Fourth Circuit· 1984-11-20· cited 279×
• Audi Ag and Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Bob D'amato, D/B/A Quattro Enthusiasts
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-11-27· cited 230×
• LAWRENCE STOREY, — v. CELLO HOLDINGS, L.L.C., CELLO MUSIC AND FILM SYSTEMS, INC., — HERRICK, FEINSTEIN LLP AND ODIN, FELDMAN & PITTLEMAN, P.C.
  Second Circuit· 2003-10-09· cited 208×
• Chance v. Pac-Tel Teletrac Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-03-20· cited 201×
• The Vision Center, Cross v. Opticks, Inc., Will Ross, Inc. And G. D. Searle & Co., Cross
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-05-23· cited 170×
• KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-05-18· cited 150×
• The Forum Corporation of North America v. The Forum, Ltd.
  Seventh Circuit· 1990-05-16· cited 136×
• JG v. Douglas County School District
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-12-24· cited 125×
• Disc Golf Association, Inc. v. Champion Discs, Inc., a California Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-09-15· cited 116×
• Borinquen Biscuit Corp. v. M v. Trading Corp.
  First Circuit· 2006-04-04· cited 109×
• Virtual Works, Incorporated v. Volkswagen of America, Incorporated Volswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Network Solutions, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-01-22· cited 109×
• Playtex Products, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Fort James Operating Corporation
  Second Circuit· 2004-11-23· cited 108×
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul S. Rubera, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul S. Rubera
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-12-05· cited 100×
• Yellow Cab Company Of Sacramento v. Yellow Cab Of Elk Grove
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-08-09· cited 99×

Other cases named Lahoti v. VeriCheck, Inc.

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-02-16· cited 51×
• Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc.
  W.D. Washington· 2010-04-09· cited 3×
• Lahoti v. Vericheck Inc
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-11-16