· 10/9/1997
Tbc Corporation v. Holsa, Inc.
Citations
- 126 F.3d 1470
- 44 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1315
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 27882
- 1997 WL 619773
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- phonetic similarity may be critical when goods are advertised via radio or when business is done by telephone
- court discounted “distinct connotation” of GRAND SLAM in relation to bridge, baseball, golf and tennis as irrelevant and noted that “with respect to automobile tires GRAND SLAM is wholly arbitrary”
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Judges: Rich, Newman, Rader
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