Sunmark, Inc. v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that likelihood of confusion did not preclude the fair use defense
• finding that likelihood of confusion did not preclude the fair use defense
• noting that Ocean Spray disclaimed exclusive use of a contested, descriptive phrase
• concluding evidence that three consumers were confused did not demonstrate likelihood of confusion
• noting that Ocean Spray disclaimed exclusive use of a contested, descriptive phrase
• considering, in the descriptiveness analysis, that “[b]oth sweet and tart are words of description in ordinary English”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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• Jeffrey Sorensen v. WD-40 Company
  Seventh Circuit· 2015-06-11· cited 124×
• Margaret Walker v. National Recovery, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-12-21· cited 117×
• Car-Freshner Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1995-11-22· cited 68×
• SportFuel, Inc. v. PepsiCo, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2019-08-02· cited 49×
• Reed-Union Corporation v. Turtle Wax, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-03-15· cited 46×
• Illinois High School Association v. Gte Vantage Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-12-03· cited 26×
• B. Sanfield, Incorporated v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 2001-07-10· cited 19×
• Bliss Salon Day Spa v. Bliss World LLC
  Seventh Circuit· 2001-10-04· cited 18×
• Navajo Nation v. Urban Outfitters, Inc.
  D. New Mexico· 2013-03-26· cited 17×
• Knaack Manufacturing Co. v. Rally Accessories, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1997-03-03· cited 16×
• Marketquest Grp., Inc. v. BIC Corp.
  S.D. California· 2018-06-12· cited 16×
• Tsiolis v. Interscope Records, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1996-11-08· cited 9×
• Dillinger, LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc.
  S.D. Indiana· 2011-06-15· cited 6×
• BOBAK SAUSAGE CO. v. a & J Seven Bridges, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2011-03-28· cited 6×
• Microware Systems Corp. v. Apple Computer, Inc.
  S.D. Iowa· 2000-03-15· cited 5×
• Door Systems, Inc. v. Overhead Door Systems, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1995-10-30· cited 4×
• Richards v. Cable News Network, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1998-07-28· cited 4×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-01-08· cited 962×
• Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.
  Supreme Court· 1995-03-28· cited 568×
• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd. And Michael Zaffarano
  Second Circuit· 1979-08-14· cited 356×
• William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1924-06-09· cited 246×
• Sands, Taylor & Wood Company v. The Quaker Oats Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-11-25· cited 243×
• Scandia Down Corporation, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Euroquilt, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-09-13· cited 228×
• Zatarains, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Oak Grove Smokehouse, Inc. And Visko's Fish Fry, Inc., Cross-Appellants
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-02-25· cited 172×
• Pepsico, Inc., a Corporation v. William E. Redmond, Jr., and the Quaker Oats Company, a Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-05-11· cited 171×
• Institute for Scientific Information, Inc. v. Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, Inc. Scientific Technical Book Service, Ltd
  Third Circuit· 1991-05-20· cited 134×
• Sweetarts, a Corporation v. Sunline, Inc., and Menlo F. Smith
  Eighth Circuit· 1967-08-24· cited 99×
• August Storck K.G. And Storck Usa, L.P. v. Nabisco, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-06-09· cited 61×
• Burger King of Florida, Inc., and Burger King Restaurants, Inc. v. Gene Hoots and Betty Hoots, D/B/A Burger King
  Seventh Circuit· 1968-11-25· cited 58×
• Hyatt Corporation v. Hyatt Legal Services and Joel Hyatt
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-07-24· cited 48×
• Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corporation, and Fairbanks America, Inc. Fairbanks Racing Automatics and Joseph Lupo
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-08-20· cited 34×
• Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Safeway Quality Foods, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1970-06-09· cited 29×
• Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. v. Celozzi-Ettelson Chevrolet, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1988-08-25· cited 25×
• Kern v. WKQX RADIO
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-10-12· cited 6×