· 6/5/2000
Nabisco, Inc. And Nabisco Brands Company, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants v. Warner-Lambert Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee
Citations
- 220 F.3d 43
- 55 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1051
- 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 12244
How courts have described this case
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- determining that the parties’ marks were “so dissimilar as to require judgment” for the defendant
- comparison of marks focuses on “overall impression ... the context in which they are found and ... totality of factors that could cause confusion ... ”
- “The cumulative effect of the differences between the parties’ products and in the commercial presentation of their marks creates distinct 18 marketplace impressions.”
- “The evaluation of the Polaroid factors is not a mechanical process where the party with the greatest number of factors weighing in its favor wins. Rather, a court should focus on the ultimate question of whether consumers are likely to be confused.” (citation omitted)
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Judges: Winter, Cardamone, Straub
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