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“ne can capitalize on a market or fad created by another provided that it is not accomplished by confusing the public into mistakenly purchasing the product in the belief that the product is the product of the competitor.”
187 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 38 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: In Re Circuit Breaker Litigation (cacd, 1994-05-17)
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Top citers, strongest first. 38 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) In Re Circuit Breaker Litigation
C.D. Cal. · 1994 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
unlike a copyright, mere reproduction of a trademark is not an infringement.
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina v. Helpingstine
M.D.N.C. · 1989 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
ne can capitalize on a market or fad created by another provided that it is not accomplished by confusing the public into mistakenly purchasing the product in the belief that the product is the product of the competitor.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Charles Jackson v. Samuel I. Hayakawa, Etc.
9th Cir. · 1985 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
jackson i
cited Cited "see" E.G.L. Gem Lab Ltd. v. Gem Quality Institute, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 2000 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co. Ltd., 609 F.2d 655, 661 (2d Cir.1979). ce rt. denied 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); 3 Mccarthy § 23:10, at 23-28. 127 .
cited Cited "see" Becherer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
6th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980). .
cited Cited "see" Clinique Laboratories, Inc. v. Dep Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 664 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (New York common law).
discussed Cited "see" Commonwealth v. Duffy
Pa. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Commonwealth v. Klobuchir, 486 Pa. 241 , 405 A.2d 881 (1979), cert. denied 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1602 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (for double jeopardy purposes, jeopardy attaches in a bench trial when the court begins to hear evidence). .
discussed Cited "see" The Forschner Group, Inc. And Swiss Army Brands, Ltd. v. Arrow Trading Co. Inc.
2d Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co. Ltd., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979) (unfair competition may consist of “confusing the public into mistakenly purchasing the product in the belief that the product is the product of the competitor”), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); see also Liquid Controls Corp. v. Liquid Control Corp., 802 F.2d 934, 939 (7th Cir.1986) (unfair competition claim “might be supportable if consumer confusion or a likelihood of consumer confusion arose from the failure of the defendant to adequately identify itself as th…
cited Cited "see" W.W.W. Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. The Gillette Company
2d Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co. Ltd., 609 F.2d 655 , 660 n. 4 (2d Cir.1979), ce rt. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
cited Cited "see" Weight Watchers International, Inc. v. Stouffer Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Corp., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
discussed Cited "see" Schwartz v. United States
D. Maryland · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1125 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (“[although damages are sought here, whereas declaratory relief was sought in [prior case], the issues are identical); Neale v. Goldberg, 525 F.2d 332, 332 (9th Cir.1975) (where judgment in state court for relief in addition to simple declaration of rights of parties, the judgment was res judicata as of same issues subsequently presented by complaint in district court).
discussed Cited "see" Wonder Labs, Inc. v. Procter & Gamble Co.
S.D.N.Y. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979) (descriptive usage precluded conclusion of misappropriation), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
cited Cited "see" Stephans v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
D. Nev. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121 , 1125-26 & n. 3 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
discussed Cited "see" Pantone, Inc. v. Esselte Letraset Ltd.
S.D.N.Y. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979), ce rt. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); Davis & Co. Auto Parts, Inc. v. Allied Corp., 651 F.Supp. 198, 203 (S.D.N.Y.1986).
discussed Cited "see" A.J. Canfield Co. v. Concord Beverage Co.
E.D. Pa. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., Ltd., 609 F.2d 655, 664 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); Blake Publishing Corp. v. O’Quinn Studios, Inc., 202 U.S.P.Q.
cited Cited "see" Rossner v. CBS, INC.
S.D.N.Y. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Corp., *340 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980). 8 .
discussed Cited "see" Los Angeles Branch Naacp v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2×)
9th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121 , 1126 & n. 7 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); see also Johnson v. General Motors Corp., 598 F.2d 432, 434-35 (5th Cir. 1979). .
discussed Cited "see" Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., Nintendo of America, Inc.
2d Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655 , 661 n. 4 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); Dreyfus Fund Inc. v. Royal Bank of Canada, 525 F.Supp. 1108, 1116 (S.D.N.Y.1981) (“To be probative and meaningful ... surveys ... must rely upon responses by potential consumers of the products in question.”).
discussed Cited "see" Los Angeles Unified School District v. Los Angeles Branch Naacp
9th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121 , 1126 & n. 7 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (giving res judicata effect to judgment against class never formally certified by California courts, but treated by them as a class action); see also Johnson v. General Motors Corp., 598 F.2d 432, 434-35 (5th Cir.1979).
discussed Cited "see" Commonwealth v. Beaver (2×)
Pa. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Commonwealth v. Klobuchir, 486 Pa. 241 , 405 A.2d 881 (1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1602 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 , reh. denied, 446 U.S. 947 , 100 S.Ct. 2178 , 64 L.Ed.2d 804 (1980). [5] The Majority Opinion in Wallace is not otherwise illuminating since a new trial was awarded on the basis that the prosecution failed to comply with Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S.Ct. 1194 , 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). [6] See Commonwealth v. Sample, 493 Pa. 347 , 426 A.2d 582 (1981) (Alleged violations of the double jeopardy clauses of both the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions were …
cited Cited "see" Aris-Isotoner Gloves, Inc. v. Fownes Bros. & Co.
S.D.N.Y. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
cited Cited "see" Seiko Sporting Goods USA, Inc. v. Kabushiki Kaisha Hattori Tokeiten
S.D.N.Y. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir. 1979), cert, denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) and cases cited.
discussed Cited "see" Coca-Cola Co. v. Tropicana Products, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See American Footwear Corporation v. General Footwear Company Limited, 609 F.2d 655 , 660 & n.4 (2d Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); McNeilab, Inc. v. American Home Products Corporation, 501 F.Supp. 517, 525-9 (S.D.N.Y.1980) (Lasker, J.); American Home Products Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson, 436 F.Supp. 785, 792-4 (S.D.N.Y.1977) (Stewart, J.), aff’d, 577 F.2d 160 (2d Cir. 1978).
cited Cited "see" Bratton v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1127 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980). .
discussed Cited "see" SEKAQUAPTEWA v. MacDONALD
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 . 21 There is no dispute over the fact that the 1965 Survey correctly established the boundary lines as they had been described by the 1882 Executive Order.
cited Cited "see" Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 .
discussed Cited "see" 26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 783, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,290, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,000
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121, 1127 (9th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) 3 Several district courts within this circuit have considered the issue of which California statute of limitations governs section 1981 actions.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Lebas Fashion Imports of USA, Inc. v. ITT Hartford Insurance Group
Cal. Ct. App. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
But the precise difference is not often material, since the law affords protection against . . . appropriation [of either] . . . upon the same fundamental principles’’]; see also Accuride Int., Inc. v. Accuride Corp. (9th Cir. 1989) 871 F.2d 1531, 1534-1535 [trademark and trade name protections are governed by the same test of infringement and serve the same basic purpose].) 12 As one court put it, “A claim of trademark infringement is but a part of the broader claim of unfair competition. [Citation.] Thus, while [a mark] may be generic and not entitled to trademark protection, [a] claim…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Willie Enoch v. Richard Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center
7th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., People v. Lykins, 77 Ill.2d 35 , 31 Ill.Dec. 805, 807 , 394 N.E.2d 1182, 1184 (1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1602 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); People v. Precup, 73 Ill.2d 7 , 21 Ill.Dec. 863, 867 , 382 N.E.2d 227, 231 (1978); People v. Gilbert, 68 Ill.2d 252 , 12 Ill.Dec. 142 , 369 N.E.2d 849 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Coors Brewing Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
Otherwise described, “The New York law of unfair competition ... bans ‘any form of commercial immorality.’ A cause of action for unfair competition requires unfairness and an unjustifiable attempt to profit from another’s expenditure of time, labor and talent....” Roy Export Co. Establishment Etc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 503 F.Supp. 1137, 1151-52 (S.D.N.Y.1980), aff'd, 672 F.2d 1095 (2d Cir.1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 826 , 103 S.Ct. 60 , 74 L.Ed.2d 63 (1982); see also American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 662 (2d Cir.1979) (“One cannot sel…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Schwinn Bicycle Co. v. Ross Bicycles, Inc.
N.D. Ill. · 1988 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655 , 661-62 n. 4 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); Sunbeam Corp. v. Equity Industries Corp., 635 F.Supp. 625 (E.D.Va.1986), aff'd, 811 F.2d 1505 (4th Cir.1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Yarmuth-Dion, Inc., Peter Dion, Inc., and Peter Dion v. D'Ion Furs, Inc.
2d Cir. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir.1979) (“The crucial question in a case involving ‘secondary meaning’ always is whether the public is moved in any degree to buy an article because of its source.”) (emphasis supplied), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Motown Productions, Inc. v. Cacomm, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1987 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir.1979) (finding survey results insufficient to establish secondary meaning), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Brennan v. EMDE Medical Research, Inc.
D. Nev. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Jackson v. Hayakawa, 605 F.2d 1121 (9th Cir.1979) cert. denied, 445 U.S. 952 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980); Renfro v. Forman, 99 Nev. 70 , 657 P.2d 1151 (1983) (discussing motion to dismiss).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." American Greetings Corp. v. Dan-Dee Imports, Inc.
D.N.J. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655 , 661 n. 4 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980), citing American Luggage Works, Inc. v. United States Trunk Co., 158 F.Supp. 50, 53 (D.Mass.1957), aff'd, 259 F.2d 69 (1st Cir. 1958).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co.
S.D.N.Y. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., Ltd., 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (citing United Drug).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Henri's Food Products Company, Inc., Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Kraft, Inc., Counterplaintiff-Appellant (2×)
7th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Proctor & Gamble Co., 434 F.2d 794 , 802 (9th Cir.1970). “[W]hen a company causes the public to associate a certain word with that company’s business, that word has a secondary meaning and receives the full protection of the law of trademark and unfair competition.” American Footwear Corporation v. General Footwear Company Limited, 609 F.2d 655, 663 (2d Cir.1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Gibraltar Financial Corporation of California, and Gibraltar Savings & Loan Association
9th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., American Foot Wear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655, n.4 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 951 , 100 S.Ct. 1601 , 63 L.Ed.2d 787 (1980) (trial court properly excluded survey which contained self-serving questions and which failed to duplicate actual marketing conditions).
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Plummer
v.
Klepak, Chairman, Drug Abuse Control Commission of New York
No. 79-1293.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 31, 1980.
445 U.S. 952

Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari denied.