Swearingen Software, Inc.

4 Cited authorities

  1. Electronic Design Sales v. Electronic Sys

    954 F.2d 713 (Fed. Cir. 1992)   Cited 28 times
    Holding that purchaser confusion is the "primary focus" and, in case of goods and services that are sold, "the inquiry generally will turn on whether actual or potential `purchasers' are confused"
  2. Weiss Associates, Inc. v. HRL Associates, Inc.

    902 F.2d 1546 (Fed. Cir. 1990)   Cited 21 times
    Affirming denial of registration of "TMM" mark for software because: it was likely to be confused with a registered mark "TMS," also used for software; "[t]he marks sound alike and look alike; and "[t]he products are very similar and directly compete."
  3. Federated Foods v. Fort Howard Paper Co.

    544 F.2d 1098 (C.C.P.A. 1976)   Cited 16 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the mere existence of modern supermarket containing wide variety or products should not foreclose further inquiry into the likelihood of confusion arising from the use of similar marks on any goods so displayed
  4. Magnaflux Corporation v. Sonoflux Corp.

    231 F.2d 669 (C.C.P.A. 1956)   Cited 8 times

    Patent Appeal No. 6193. April 3, 1956. Hill, Sherman, Meroni, Gross Simpson, Chicago, Ill. (Carlton Hill, Chicago, Ill., and Wm. T. Estabrook, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellant. Thomas O. Arnold, Houston, Tex. (Hutcheson, Taliaferro Hutcheson, Houston, Tex., of counsel), for appellee. Before JOHNSON, Acting Chief Judge, and WORLEY and JACKSON, retired, Judges. WORLEY, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Assistant Commissioner of Patents affirming the decision of the Examiner