306 U.S. 208 (1939) Cited 512 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding proof of an explicit agreement unnecessary to establish antitrust conspiracy among movie distributors where, "knowing that concerted action was contemplated and invited, the distributors gave their adherence to the scheme and participated in it"
In McMahan Co. v. Po Folks, Inc., 206 F.3d 627 (6th Cir. 2000), the Sixth Circuit noted that "[t]he primary purpose of a civil contempt order is to compel obedience to a court order and compensate for injuries caused by non-compliance," and that "an award of attorney's fees is appropriate for civil contempt in situations where court orders have been violated."
Upholding board's finding of no likelihood of confusion between marks after finding that parties' multimedia CD-Roms were not similar and had different channels of trade; one party's product was used strictly in the film and music industries and the other's was used in the fields of pharmacy and medicine.
Rejecting a "per se rule" that a procedural error requires reversal and explaining that the harmful error requirement asks whether "the wrongful procedure harmed the employee in the presentation of his defense so that a different result might have been reached?"
15 U.S.C. § 1052 Cited 1,585 times 271 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"