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· 2/14/2014

OHSE, EVERETT J., PEOPLE v

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  • “It is no answer that Coalition’s name is slightly different from Alliance’s (‘COALITION’ instead of ‘ALLIANCE’; ‘BETTER’ government instead of ‘good’ government) . . . .”
  • \both organizations advertised in New Orleans newspapers using the same means[ ]\
  • “While likelihood of confusion typically presents a contested fact issue, ‘summary judgment may be upheld if the . . . record compels the conclusion that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.’”
  • “To prevail on a claim of federal trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., a plaintiff must show (1) ownership of a legally protectable mark and (2) a likelihood of confusion created by an infringing mark.”
  • noting Section 1125(a) applies only to “commercial advertising and promotion”

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