United States Third Circuit

A typical consumer is not likely to confuse "MIRACLESUIT" swimwear with defendant's "THE MIRACLE BRA" swimwear, where defendant's disclaimer has a lessened significance for reverse confusion, but the conceptual strength of plaintiff's mark must be reevaluated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/26/2000
• Decided 12/01/2000
• Published 12/01/2000

Judges

• BECKER, Chief Judge., Before BECKER, Chief Judge, BARRY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur H. Seidel,Stephen J. Meyers (argued), Michael F. Snyder, Seidel, Gonda, Lavorgna & Monaco, Philadelphia, PA, Norman Seidel, Laub, Seidel, Cohen & Hof Eastern Dollar Savings & Trust Co. Bldg., Easton, PA, Counsel for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank J. Colucci, (Argued), Richard P. Jacobson, Colucci & Umans, New York, NY, H. Robert Fiebach, Cozen & O'Connor, The Atrium, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees.