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· 5/29/1990

Pinelli v. United States

Citations

  • 495 U.S. 960
  • 110 S. Ct. 2568

How courts have described this case

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  • holding knowledge to be merely the first step in the inquiry
  • holding knowledge to be merely the first step in the inquiry
  • plaintiff was aware of defendant’s use of name and efforts to develop goodwill and recognition for several years, yet took no action
  • in assessing whether second user acted in bad faith, “[t]he ultimate focus is on whether the second user had the intent to benefit from the reputation or goodwill of the first user.”

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