· 3/31/1994
Schieffelin & Co. v. Jack Co. of Boca, Inc.
Citations
- 850 F. Supp. 232
- 31 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1865
- 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3785
- 1994 WL 144884
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a 1% unaided recognition rate and a 72% aided recognition rate were sufficient to support a finding that the plaintiff's mark was commercially famous
- “This case is not one where unsophisticated customers may fall prey to similar marks of inexpensive products that are in competitive proximity with each other.”
- \[W]hether [a] parody would be sufficiently strong to overcome the potential for consumer confusion was an issue of fact to be decided at trial.\
- survey of 176 subjects admitted “in view of the large percentage of people indicating confusion”
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Judges: Bernard Newman
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