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Mendocino Brewing Company

No. 76026048 (T.T.A.B. Jul. 17, 2003)
Mendocino Brewing Company

8 Cited authorities

  1. In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.

    476 F.2d 1357 (C.C.P.A. 1973)   Cited 190 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Reciting thirteen factors to be considered, referred to as "DuPont factors"

  2. Giant Food, Inc. v. Nation's Foodservice

    710 F.2d 1565 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 87 times
    Holding that the shared term GIANT is the dominant portion of the marks, which supports a finding that there would be a likelihood of confusion between them

  3. In re Nat. Data Corp.

    753 F.2d 1056 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 73 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "likelihood of confusion cannot be predicated on dissection of a mark"

  4. In re Dixie Restaurants, Inc.

    105 F.3d 1405 (Fed. Cir. 1997)   Cited 33 times
    Holding that DELTA is the dominant portion of the mark THE DELTA CAFÉ where the disclaimed word CAFÉ is descriptive of applicant's restaurant services

  5. Lloyd's Food Products, Inc. v. Eli's, Inc.

    987 F.2d 766 (Fed. Cir. 1993)   Cited 18 times
    Holding that third-party evidence should not be disregarded in evaluating the strength of a mark for purposes of determining the likelihood of confusion

  6. Canadian Imperial Bank v. Wells Fargo Bank

    811 F.2d 1490 (Fed. Cir. 1987)   Cited 13 times
    Affirming likelihood of confusion

  7. Industrial Nucleonics Corporation v. Hinde

    475 F.2d 1197 (C.C.P.A. 1973)   Cited 9 times

    Patent Appeal No. 8858. April 5, 1973. Edward M. Prince, William T. Bullinger (Cushman, Darby Cushman, Washington, D.C.), attorneys of record, for appellant. William T. Fryer, III, Baltimore, Md., of counsel. Jack M. Wiseman (Rosenberg Wiseman, San Jose, Cal.), attorney of record, for appellee. Appeal from the Patent Office Trademark Trial and Appeal. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, LANE, Judges, and WATSON, Judge, United States Customs Court, sitting by designation. RICH, Judge. This

  8. Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,600 times   274 Legal Analyses
    Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"