Weiss Associates, Inc. v. Hrl Associates, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that in purchasing decisions involving expensive goods, the proper standard is “discrim- inating purchaser”
• invoking this principle and finding a likelihood of confusion between TMS and TMM for competitive specialized computer software
• similarities of goods and marks outweigh sophisticated purchasers, careful purchasing decision, and expensive goods.
• similarities of goods and marks outweigh sophisticated purchasers, careful purchasing decision, and expensive goods
• similarities of goods and marks outweigh sophisticated purchasers, careful purchasing decision, and expensive goods
• “On the issue of sophisticated purchaser, this court also agrees with the Board… The Board took into account the theory, but said that the similarities in the products overshadow the sophistication of the purchasers”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).