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· 2/27/2013

Yellowbook Inc. v. Steven Brandeberry

Citations

  • 708 F.3d 837
  • 105 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1901
  • 2013 WL 692480
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4009

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that a contract should be “construed in the light that would sustain, rather than destroy it.”
  • describing still other contexts in which an abandonment claim may be asserted
  • “Under trademark law, where a licensor does not exercise reasonable quality control over a licensee, the mark is deemed abandoned due to the naked licensing.”
  • “In determining ambiguity, courts construe the contract as a whole, giving reasonable effect to every provision.”
  • \[T]he issue of abandonment may be asserted offensively . . ..\

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Judges: Boggs, Rogers, Stranch

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