Professional Golfers Association of America v. Bankers Life & Casualty Company

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• holding that falsely suggesting affiliation with the trademark owner in a manner likely to cause confusion as to the source constitutes infringement
• finding trademark infringement where a defendant uses a mark that falsely suggests affiliation with a trademark owner in a manner that is likely to cause confusion as to source of sponsorship
• \[D]irect competition is not the sine qua non of trademark infringement; rather the gist of the [trademark] action lies in the likelihood of confusion to the public.\
• “[O]nce the contract ends, a licensee’s right to the mark ends, and any subsequent use constitutes infringement.”
• “This court has repeatedly held that direct competition is not the sine qua non of trademark infringement; rather the gist of the action lies in the likelihood of confusion to the public.”
• once licensor’s right to use the mark is terminated, any subsequent use constitutes infringement

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