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GRUPO GIGANTE v. DALLO & CO.

Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's ruling, that plaintiff-Mexican grocery store has a protectible right to use its mark in Southern...

TE-TA-MA TRUTH FOUND. v. THE WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATOR

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit, plaintiff-prevailing party's motion for attorneys' fees is granted where defendant exhibited oppressive litigation...

SAVIN CORP. v. THE SAVIN GROUP

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, dismissal of plaintiff's Federal Trademark Dilution Act and state-law dilution claims are reversed where the district court...

KP PERMANENT MAKE-UP, INC. v. LASTING IMPRESSION I, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
A party raising the statutory affirmative defense of fair use to a claim of trademark infringement does not have a burden to negate any likelihood...

PLAYTEX PROD. INC. v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Dismissal of plaintiff's trademark infringement claim is affirmed where 1) the challenged junior trademark is not confusingly similar to the senior...

JOHN G. ALDEN, INC. v. JOHN G. ALDEN INS. AGENCY

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court failed to comply with Federal Rule of...

DAIMLERCHRYSLER v. THE NET INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Defendants violated the Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act with their registration of the domain name "foradodge.com" where the mark qualifies as...

GATEWAY INC. v. COMPANION PRODS.

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
Defendant's product infringed plaintiff-Gateway's black and white cow and spots trademark where the spots have acquired distinctiveness through...

CITIZENS FIN. GROUP v. CITIZENS NAT'L BANK OF EVANS CITY

Banking Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute over a bank's name, judgment against defendant-CNBEC is reversed where plaintiff is not entitled to a declaratory judgement...