· 8/13/2002
Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. v. Nature Labs, LLC
Citations
- 221 F. Supp. 2d 410
- 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14841
- 2002 WL 1870307
How courts have described this case
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- noting that “many of the factors” relevant to the likelihood of dilution are “also relevant” to the likelihood of confusion
- granting alleged infringer's motion for summary judgment because the junior mark was a readily perceived pun unlikely to cause confusion
- finding a lack of tarnishment when the plaintiff “submitted no evidence on whether there is a disparity in quality between its own fragrance and the [infringing product]”
- granting summary judgment to maker of parody' pet cologne “Timmy Holedigger” because the “obvious parody or pun, readily so perceived, [is] unlikely to cause confusion among consumers”
- “[T]he majority [of courts] have held that trademark cases are outside the scope of this general consumer protection statute.”
- “[T]he majority [of courts] have held that trademark cases are outside the scope of this general consumer protection statute.”
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Judges: Mukasey
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