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Rita Abraham and Jesco Imports, Inc. v. David O’Neill

No. 91115853 (T.T.A.B. Apr. 23, 2007)
Rita Abraham and Jesco Imports, Inc. v. David O’Neill

24 Cited authorities

  1. AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats

    599 F.2d 341 (9th Cir. 1979)   Cited 1,054 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding "Slickcraft" to be suggestive of a fast boat

  2. Homeowners Group v. Home Mktg. Specialists

    931 F.2d 1100 (6th Cir. 1991)   Cited 328 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that expensive items marketed to sophisticated buyers resulted in a lesser likelihood of confusion

  3. Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy Corp.

    630 F.2d 905 (2d Cir. 1980)   Cited 344 times
    Holding that "the mere reproduction of the Disney characters in plastic . . . does not constitute originality as this Court has defined the term"

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

    476 F.2d 1357 (C.C.P.A. 1973)   Cited 188 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Reciting thirteen factors to be considered, referred to as "DuPont factors"

  5. Palm Bay Imp. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

    396 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2005)   Cited 72 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding similarity between "VEUVE ROYALE" and "VEUVE CLICQUOT" because "VEUVE ... remains a ‘prominent feature’ as the first word in the mark and the first word to appear on the label"

  6. Truck Equipment Serv. Co. v. Fruehauf Corp.

    536 F.2d 1210 (8th Cir. 1976)   Cited 140 times
    Finding a Lanham Act violation even though plaintiff's and defendant's goods were "of equal quality"

  7. Ritchie v. Simpson

    170 F.3d 1092 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 48 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding “real interest” is shown by “a direct and personal stake in the outcome” or a “legitimate personal interest.”

  8. In re Nat. Data Corp.

    753 F.2d 1056 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 70 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "likelihood of confusion cannot be predicated on dissection of a mark"

  9. In re Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith

    828 F.2d 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1987)   Cited 57 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding applicant's incontestable registration of a service mark for "cash management account" did not automatically entitle applicant to registration of that mark for broader financial services

  10. Berner Intern. Corp. v. Mars Sales Co.

    987 F.2d 975 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 44 times
    Holding that the term "air door" is not generic; while the term combines two commonly used words, it is "a phrase that has some measure of inherent incongruity; a door is usually understood as being solid while air is not."

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

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,582 times   264 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"

  12. Section 1064 - Cancellation of registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1064   Cited 888 times   48 Legal Analyses
    Allowing a petition to cancel a certification mark if the registered owner "discriminately refuses to certify" qualifying goods or services