State v. Richer

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• concluding that STREETWISE and STREETSMART were not confusingly similar as the marks used, inter alia, different colors and logos
• finding that extensive use of word “street” as a mark for maps weakened “Streetwise” as a trademark
• noting that the categories are listed in “increasing order of inherent distinctiveness”
• evaluating, inter alia, dress colors, typefaces, the use of additional words alongside the mark, and the manner- in which a map is folded
• finding two maps not substantially similar because of different color selections
• “Suggestiveness, however, does not necessarily determine the issue regarding the strength of the mark.... [The Court] must still consider the mark’s distinctiveness in the marketplace.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).