Stone Lion Capital Partners, L.P. v. Lion Capital LLP

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• noting that Board precedent requires decisions to be based on the least sophisticated of the relevant potential purchasers
• finding that the Board did not err in reasoning that the term LION was dominant in both applicant’s mark STONE LION CAPITAL and opposer’s marks LION CAPITAL and LION
• affirming that TTAB properly considered all potential investors for recited services, which included sophisticated investors, but that precedent requires consumer care for likelihood-of-confusion decision to be based “on the least sophisticated potential purchasers”
• affirming that TTAB properly considered all potential investors for recited services, which included sophisticated investors, but that precedent requires consumer care for likelihood-of-confusion decision to be based “on the least sophisticated potential purchasers”
• recognizing Board precedent requiring consideration of the “least sophisticated consumer in the class”
• recognizing Board precedent requiring consideration of the “least sophisticated consumer in the class”

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