Zero Transportation, LLC v. Scottsdale Taxi Sedan Service Co.

27 Cited authorities

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Permanent v. Lasting
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Holding defense available even where likelihood of confusion established
Harris v. Rivera
454 U.S. 339 (1981) Cited 474 times
Holding that "[i]nconsistency in a verdict is not a sufficient reason for setting it aside" in a federal habeas corpus proceeding
Precision Co. v. Automotive Co.
324 U.S. 806 (1945) Cited 1,073 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that clean-hands doctrine "presupposes [a court of equity's] refusal ... to be the ‘abetter of iniquity’ " (quoting Bein v. Heath , 47 U.S. 228, 247, 6 How. 228, 12 L.Ed. 416 (1848) )
Leelanau v. Black
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Holding where mark is descriptive, "its registration must have been on the basis of the PTO's determination that mark had obtained a secondary meaning"
Coach Services, Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC
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Holding that it is the opposer's burden to prove fame of its mark
Sanders v. Melvin
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Interpreting Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)
Blau Plumbing, Inc. v. S.O.S. Fix-It, Inc.
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Holding that a "location box" in an advertisement was descriptive and lacked secondary meaning
Burke-Parsons-Bowlby v. Appalachian Log Homes
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Holding that " trademark that is primarily geographically descriptive must have acquired secondary meaning to invoke the protection of the Lanham Act."
Cosmetically Sealed Industries, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co.
125 F.3d 28 (2d Cir. 1997) Cited 52 times
Holding that phrase "Sealed With a Kiss" was a non-trademark, descriptive use because it conveyed an instruction
Rule 401 - Test for Relevant Evidence
Fed. R. Evid. 401 Cited 13,900 times 36 Legal Analyses
Stating that evidence is relevant when "it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable"

Zero Transportation, LLC v. Scottsdale Taxi Sedan Service Co.

27 Cited authorities

Holding that secondary liability for trademark infringement arises when a manufacturer or distributor intentionally induces another to infringe

Holding defense available even where likelihood of confusion established

Holding that "[i]nconsistency in a verdict is not a sufficient reason for setting it aside" in a federal habeas corpus proceeding

Holding that clean-hands doctrine "presupposes [a court of equity's] refusal ... to be the ‘abetter of iniquity’ " (quoting Bein v. Heath , 47 U.S. 228, 247, 6 How. 228, 12 L.Ed. 416 (1848) )

Holding where mark is descriptive, "its registration must have been on the basis of the PTO's determination that mark had obtained a secondary meaning"

Holding that it is the opposer's burden to prove fame of its mark

Interpreting Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)

Holding that a "location box" in an advertisement was descriptive and lacked secondary meaning

Holding that " trademark that is primarily geographically descriptive must have acquired secondary meaning to invoke the protection of the Lanham Act."

Holding that phrase "Sealed With a Kiss" was a non-trademark, descriptive use because it conveyed an instruction

Stating that evidence is relevant when "it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable"