Tetley, Inc. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.

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• parody does not constitute infringement or unfair competition where products are so dissimilar that there is no likelihood of confusion as to source, sponsorship or endorsement
• “[T]he very heavy handedness of defendant’s parody would appear to assure that a clear distinction will be preserved in the consumer’s mind between plaintiffs product and [defendant’s product].”

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