Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 1060

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 202 citation events across 141 distinct cases.

202citations total

141distinct interpreting cases

56distinct courts

42citations in last 5y

1948–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. (1988) scotus 1,091 own cites 2× in case

#2 Defiance Button MacHine Company v. C & C Metal Products Corp. And Defiance Button MacHine Company, Inc. (1985) ca2 122 own cites 2× in case

#3 SM Kids, LLC v. Google LLC (2020) ca2 106 own cites 2× in case

#4 Roman Cleanser Co. v. National Acceptance Co. of America (In Re Roman Cleanser Co.) (1984) mieb 11 own cites 7× in case

#5 Tandy Corporation v. Malone & Hyde, Inc. (1985) ca6 99 own cites 2× in case

#6 Evercrete Corp. v. H-Cap Ltd. (2006) nysd 20 own cites 4× in case

#7 Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport v. SPI Spirits Ltd. (2013) ca2 67 own cites 2× in case

#8 Yellowbook Inc. v. Steven Brandeberry (2013) ca6 62 own cites 2× in case

#9 Bambu Sales, Inc. v. Sultana Crackers, Inc. (1988) nyed 42 own cites 2× in case

#10 Beanstalk Group, Inc. v. Am General Corporation and General Motors Corporation (2002) ca7 157 own cites 1× in case

#11 Topps Co., Inc. v. Cadbury Stani SAIC (2008) ca2 151 own cites 1× in case

#12 Greenlon, Inc. of Cincinnati v. Greenlawn, Inc. (1982) ohsd 11 own cites 4× in case

#13 H. H. Scott, Inc. v. Annapolis Electroacoustic Corp. (1961) mdd 8 own cites 5× in case

#14 Creditors' Committee of TR-3 Industries, Inc. v. Capital Bank (In Re TR-3 Industries) (1984) cacb 9 own cites 4× in case

#15 Sugar Busters LLC v. Ellen C. Brennan Theodore M. Brennan Shamrock Publishing Inc. (1999) ca5 98 own cites 1× in case

#16 BLT Restaurant Group LLC v. Tourondel (2012) nysd 23 own cites 2× in case

#17 Tmt North America, Incorporated v. Magic Touch Gmbh (1997) ca7 83 own cites 1× in case

#18 Syntex Laboratories, Inc. v. Norwich Pharmacal Co. (1970) nysd 60 own cites 1× in case

#19 Visa, U.S.A., Inc. v. Birmingham Trust National Bank (1982) cafc 58 own cites 1× in case

#20 Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corp. v. Mattress Madness, Inc. (1994) nyed 55 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.