Sweetheart Plastics, Inc. v. Detroit Forming, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that the fact that a motion for amendment was made the day of trial is not sufficient reason for denial absent prejudice to the nonmoving party
• stating that the fact that a motion for amendment was made the day of trial is not sufficient reason for denial absent prejudice to the nonmoving party
• approving of the admission of evidence of \substantially identical\ and \substantially similar\ designs as \probative of the extent and nature of exclusivity of use\
• “Th[e] rule of uncontrolled licensing of a trademark is inapplicable to the instant case as no 25 evidence of licensing has been presented.”
• “This rule of uncontrolled licensing of a trademark is inapplicable to the instant case as no evidence of licensing has been presented.”
• “Absent prejudice to the opposing party, the mere fact that an amendment is offered late in the case is not enough to bar it.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).