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· 1/23/1987

Scan-Plast Industries, Inc. v. Scanimport America Inc.

Citations

  • 652 F. Supp. 1156
  • 2 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1337

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that, because of the “other combinations [of colors and numbers] defendants could have used [to identify the product parts]” in their brochures, “[the defendant’s] ability to compete would not be hindered by extending protection to these features [in the plaintiffs’ brochures]”
  • “ ‘[t]he test of customer confusion is not whether the products can be differentiated when subjected to a side-by-side comparison, but rather whether they create the same general overall impression’ ”

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Judges: McLAUGHLIN

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