Joseph Edward Page

9 Cited authorities

Dranoff-Perlstein Associates v. Sklar
967 F.2d 852 (3d Cir. 1992) Cited 117 times
Holding that mark corresponding to telephone number is entitled to trademark protection only to extent that it serves as "an indicator of source, sponsorship, approval or affiliation"
Kelley Blue Book v. Car-Smarts, Inc.
802 F. Supp. 278 (C.D. Cal. 1992) Cited 36 times
Enjoining defendants from using the phrase "blue book" in connection with advertising or distributing automobile pricing information but not enjoining the use of the 800 telephone number
Dial-A-Mattress Franchise Corp. v. Page
880 F.2d 675 (2d Cir. 1989) Cited 28 times
Holding that competitor's use of a confusingly similar telephone number can constitute either trademark infringement or unfair competition and enjoining competitor's use of "1-800-MATTRESS" to protect plaintiff's local use of telephone number "MATTRESS"
Application of Abcor Development Corp.
588 F.2d 811 (C.C.P.A. 1978) Cited 36 times 2 Legal Analyses
In Abcor, the question before the court was whether applicant's alleged mark (GASBADGE) was "merely descriptive" within the meaning of § 2(e)(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).
In re Gyulay
820 F.2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 1987) Cited 14 times 1 Legal Analyses
Stating that the Board did not err in affirming the examiner's prima facie case that the mark was merely descriptive
800 Spirits Inc. v. Liquor by Wire, Inc.
14 F. Supp. 2d 675 (D.N.J. 1998) Cited 4 times
In 800 Spirits, Inc. v. Liquor By Wire, Inc., 14 F. Supp.2d 675 (D.N.J. 1998), the court was presented with the question of whether "spirits" was a generic term for gifts of alcoholic beverages.
Murrin v. Midco Communications, Inc.
726 F. Supp. 1195 (D. Minn. 1989) Cited 8 times
Granting a limited injunction forbidding the advertisement or use of the vanity number 1-800-LAWYER with "dial" or with any symbols resembling dots or hyphens between the letters "LAWYERS" but explicitly rejecting the argument that any use of the phone number 529-9377 — which spells "lawyers" on the telephone keypad — constitutes infringement upon Murrin's "Dial L.A.W.Y.E.R.S." service mark
Bell v. Kidan
836 F. Supp. 125 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)
93 Civ. 3283 (LLS) June 8, 1993. Abelman Frayne Schwab, Jeffrey A. Schwab and Michael Aschen (of counsel), New York City, for plaintiff. Duncan Associates, Adam R. Kidan (of counsel), New York City, for defendants. MEMORANDUM ENDORSEMENT LOUIS STANTON, District Judge. Plaintiff Richard Bell moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 65 for a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants from using, advertising or promoting a telephone number mnemonic which Bell asserts is confusingly similar to his trademarked
Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification
15 U.S.C. § 1051 Cited 3,910 times 126 Legal Analyses
Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark

Joseph Edward Page

9 Cited authorities

Holding that mark corresponding to telephone number is entitled to trademark protection only to extent that it serves as "an indicator of source, sponsorship, approval or affiliation"

Enjoining defendants from using the phrase "blue book" in connection with advertising or distributing automobile pricing information but not enjoining the use of the 800 telephone number

Holding that competitor's use of a confusingly similar telephone number can constitute either trademark infringement or unfair competition and enjoining competitor's use of "1-800-MATTRESS" to protect plaintiff's local use of telephone number "MATTRESS"

In Abcor, the question before the court was whether applicant's alleged mark (GASBADGE) was "merely descriptive" within the meaning of § 2(e)(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).

Stating that the Board did not err in affirming the examiner's prima facie case that the mark was merely descriptive

In 800 Spirits, Inc. v. Liquor By Wire, Inc., 14 F. Supp.2d 675 (D.N.J. 1998), the court was presented with the question of whether "spirits" was a generic term for gifts of alcoholic beverages.

Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark