Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co. v. Commissioner

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• explaining that § 1114(1)(a) “creates a cause of action for infringement of registered marks”
• considering that a personal injury 8 law firm did not identify itself on a call prompted by a keyword search of a competitor’s 9 mark as evidence of initial interest confusion
• indicating that “legitimate comparative and contextual advertising” would not constitute infringement
• discussing initial interest confusion in the context of internet searches and search-engine advertising
• “[A] district court may dismiss a complaint on the basis that a plaintiff failed to allege a likelihood of confusion.”
• internet advertisements using generic text without being clearly labeled as belonging to the defendant may constitute trademark infringement

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