Pilates, Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 4 district ·
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1058 (§ 8 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1060 (§ 10 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1064 (§ 14 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1065 (§ 15 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1115 (§ 33 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1119 (§ 37 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1120 (§ 38 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1127 (§ 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
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“A registered mark shall not be deemed to be the generic name of goods or services solely because such mark is also used as a name of or to identify a unique product or service. The primary significance of the registered mark to the relevant public rather than purchaser motivation shall be the test for determining whether the registered mark has become the generic name of goods or services on or in connection with which it has been used.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Good will is the value attributable to a going concern apart from its physical asserts-the intangible worth of buyer momentum emanating from the reputation and integrity earned by the company.” Pilates, Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc., 120 F.Supp.2d 286, 310 (S.D.N.Y.2000). 7 . When dealing with a non-gray good, a court will apply the nine-factor”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“efforts to police its marks and promote the Pilates method,” the mark had become generic, at least as it related to service and equipment marks, and thus, the trademark holder could not foreclose others from using the term”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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