· 12/30/2014
Pom Wonderful v. Robert Hubbard, Jr.
Citations
- 775 F.3d 1118
- 113 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1369
- 2014 WL 7384391
- 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 24598
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- holding that even where 15 “the presentation of the marks differ[ed] in terms of prominence, font, size, and capitalization,” the 16 district court erred in finding similarity weighed against the plaintiff, because the marks had 17 identical pronunciation, meaning, and letters
- providing that this court reviews for clear error a district court’s likelihood of confusion determination
- noting that Urban Dictionary “allows users to publish their own definitions of words with limited editorial oversight”
- explaining that “a channel of trade is not limited to identical stores or agents”
- noting that factual findings reviewed for clear error
- \Marketing channels can converge even when different submarkets are involved so long as the general class of ... purchasers exposed to the products overlap.\
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Judges: Ebel, Kleinfeld, Graber
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