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...
TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
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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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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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The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., was enacted by Congress in 1946. The Act provides for a national system of trademark registration and protects the owner of a federally registered mark against the use of similar marks if such use is...
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Both the Petitioner Marcel Fashions Group (“Marcel”) and the Respondent Lucky Brand Dungarees (“Lucky”) are clothing companies. Marcel Fashions Grp. Inc. v. Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. at 3. For almost twenty years, the two companies have “hotly”...
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Overview
Trademark law protects a trademark owner's exclusive right to use a trademark when use of the mark by another would be likely to cause consumer confusion as to the source or origin of goods. Trademark law is a federal issue, and as such, the...
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Overview
The law of unfair competition is primarily comprised of torts that cause economic injury to a business through a deceptive or wrongful business practice. Unfair competition can be broken down into two broad categories:
unfair...