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· 6/9/1989

Lever Brothers Co. v. United States of America

Citations

  • 877 F.2d 101
  • 278 U.S. App. D.C. 166
  • 11 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1117
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 8161
  • 1989 WL 60264

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  • finding minor differences in ingredients and packaging between versions of deodorant soap to be material
  • “On its face [section 42] appears to aim at deceit and consumer confusion; when identical trademarks have acquired different meanings in different countries, one who imports the foreign version to sell it under that trademark will (in the absence of some specially differentiating feature

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Judges: Wald, Williams, Ginsburg

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