In the 1980s, a German engineer developed radio control products and established a German company, Hetronic Steuersysteme GmbH, which was the predecessor of one of the parties in this case, Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. (“Abitron”). Brief for...
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For over fifteen years, B&B Hardware, Inc. (“B&B”), doing business as Sealtight Technology, and Hargis Industries, Inc. (“Hargis”), doing business as Sealtite Building Fasteners, have been involved in trademark litigation over the similarity of...
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VIP Products, LLC (“VIP”) sells dog toys that parody well-known beverage brands on its website, MyDogToy.com. VIP Prods. LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Props. at 1172. These products, called “Silly Squeakers,” are in the shape of beverage bottles and cans but...
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KP Permanent Make-up, Inc. ("KP") and Lasting Impressions, Inc. ("LI") are direct competitors in the business of supplying and distributing pigment colors for use in permanent make-up. KP Permanent Make-up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression, Inc., 328 F....
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Petitioner Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark”) is a major manufacturer of laser printers and toner cartridges. See Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark Intl., Inc., 697 F.3d 387, 394–395 (6th Cir. 2012). Typically, manufacturers like...
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The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) introduced a new beverage called “Pomegranate Blueberry” in September 2007. See POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., 679 F.3d 1170, 1172 (9th Cir. Cal. 2012).Pom Wonderful LLC (“Pom”), a producer of pomegranate...
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In 2002, Fossil, Inc., a company that designs and sells handbags, entered into a trade agreement with Romag, a company that has trademarked and patented magnetic snap fasteners used in handbags. Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. at 2. As part of...
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Booking.com manages a website where customers can make travel and lodging reservations. Booking.com B.V. v. USPTO at 5. In 2011 and 2012, Booking.com filed four trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for the use of...
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The Lanham Act, enacted July 5, 1946 and codified in 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., governs the application, maintenance and use of “trademarks”––identifiable signs, symbols or distinctions differentiating a product or service from other similar products or...