371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 30,146 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Finding that letters indicating an intent to file a claim in the future for an unspecified amount were not claims as defined by the contract where the contractual definition of claim was substantially the same as the FAR definition: "a written demand or assertion by one of the parties seeking, as a legal right, the payment of money, adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief, arising under or relating to this contract"
Holding that language in a settlement agreement stating that the defendant would not “ ‘directly or indirectly aid, assist or participate in any action contesting the validity’ ” of the patents at issue established that the defendant “surrendered its right to challenge the validity of the patents in any context”
Holding that third-party evidence should not be disregarded in evaluating the strength of a mark for purposes of determining the likelihood of confusion
Holding that advertising firm had used THE NOW GENERATION as a mark for its promotional services based on letterhead naming itself as the "creators, producers and suppliers of THE NOW GENERATION sales promotion services" as well as "postcard and magazine advertising specimens to the same effect"
Stating that "[a]s to strength of a mark . . . [third-party] registration evidence may not be given any weight . . . [because they are] not evidence of what happens in the market place"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 96,382 times 95 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint