· 2/7/2013
Thomas Abraham v. Alpha Chi Omega
Citations
- 708 F.3d 614
- 105 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1692
- 2013 WL 462077
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 2799
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that “[a]ll that must be proven to establish liability and the need for an injunction against infringement is the likelihood of confusion—injury is presumed.”
- observing that the court “disregard[s] all evidence favorable to [the moving party] that the jury is not required to believe”
- noting that judgment as a matter of law is appropriate when “the facts and inferences point so strongly and overwhelmingly in the movant’s favor that jurors could not reasonably have reached a contrary verdict”
- adopting the view of a leading treatise, that as to the first factor of the permanent injunction analysis, “[a]ll that must be proven to establish liability and the need for an injunction against infringement is the likelihood of confusion֫—injury is presumed”
- “All that must be proven to establish liability and the need for an injunction against infringement is the likelihood of confusion—injury is presumed.”
- “A laches defense cannot be asserted by a party with unclean hands because it is equitable.”
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Judges: Jones, Garza, Prado
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