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· 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

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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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