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Robert Doyle v. Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik, Inc.

No. 92054059 (T.T.A.B. Feb. 10, 2012)
Robert Doyle v. Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik, Inc.

12 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 265,271 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 278,436 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

  3. Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.

    505 U.S. 763 (1992)   Cited 2,000 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Holding that to establish a claim for trade dress infringement, secondary meaning, non-functionality and likelihood of confusion must all be shown

  4. Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories

    456 U.S. 844 (1982)   Cited 1,290 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that secondary liability for trademark infringement arises when a manufacturer or distributor intentionally induces another to infringe

  5. Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.

    514 U.S. 159 (1995)   Cited 573 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Holding companies may not "inhibit[] legitimate competition" by trademarking desirable features to "put competitors at a significant non-reputation-related disadvantage"

  6. 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.”

  7. Young v. AGB Corp.

    152 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1998)   Cited 20 times

    No. 98-1055 DECIDED: August 17, 1998 Appealed from: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Sharon Dinwiddie, Burke Blue, P.A., of Panama City, Florida, argued for appellant. On the brief was Edward A. Hutchinson, Jr. Pamela Ann Bresnahan, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee. With her on the brief was Cory M. Amron. Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge. LOURIE, Circuit Judge. John

  8. In re Messina v. Hudson News Company

    SSD 49 (N.Y. Nov. 17, 2011)

    SSD 49. November 17, 2011. Chief Judge Lippman took no part. Appeal dismissed without costs, by the Court sua sponte, upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.

  9. McDermott v. Francisco

    240 F. App'x 865 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 2 times
    Finding no standing to oppose registration of DYKE mark

  10. Univ. Oil Prod. v. Rexall Drug Chemical

    463 F.2d 1122 (C.C.P.A. 1972)   Cited 12 times
    Finding that the parent corporation had a "real interest" in the proceeding and thus "standing to institute and maintain it"

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

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 359,794 times   954 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 37,219 times   149 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney