Sengoku Works Ltd. v. RMC International, Ltd.

Applying the manufacturer-distributor paradigm to a trademark dispute between Sengoku (who manufactured heaters) and RMC (who arranged for retailer purchases), even though "Sengoku sold the heaters to an independent trading company, Zenith & Co., who then sold them to RMC"

Cunningham v. Laser Golf Corp.

Finding similarity between LASER for golf clubs and golf balls and LASERSWING for golf practice devices, and noting that "the term ‘swing’ is both common and descriptive" and therefore "may be given little weight in reaching a conclusion on likelihood of confusion"

In re Cordua Rests., Inc.

Holding that certain words referring to key aspects of a genus of services were generic for those services

Ritchie v. Simpson

Finding “real interest” is shown by “a direct and personal stake in the outcome” or a “legitimate personal interest.”

Del Tabaco v. Gen. Cigar Co.

Holding that appellant demonstrated entitlement to a "statutory cause of action" under the Lanham Act

Lyons v. Am. Coll. of Veterinary Sports Med.

Upholding decision of USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that defendant, rather than plaintiff, owned disputed trademark, even though plaintiff had registered the trademark and defendant had not, because defendant was first to use trademark in commerce

Firsthealth v. Carefirst

Finding no excusable neglect where the second and third factors weighed against such a finding

Wrist-Rocket Mfg. Co. v. Saunders Archery Co.

Holding that an order deciding liability but leaving damages for later determination was not final

West Florida Seafood, Inc. v. Jet Restaurants

Recognizing that separate corporate, business and personal entities that operate as a single entity in the eyes of the consuming public may be treated as such for trademark purposes

Wrist-Rocket Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Saunders

Finding applicant did not commit fraud because he did not believe other user had senior right to use mark

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

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

Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

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

Section 1127 - Construction and definitions; intent of chapter

Granting standing under § 1114 to the legal representative of the registrant of a trademark

Section 1063 - Opposition to registration

Identifying "dilution by blurring ... under section 1125(c) as a permissible grounds for opposition to a registration"

Section 2.122 - Matters in evidence

Providing that in inter partes proceeding, "[t]he allegation in an application for registration, or in a registration, of a date of use is not evidence on behalf of the applicant or registrant" but, rather, "a date of use of a mark must be established by competent evidence"

Section 2.71 - Amendments to correct informalities