T & L Computer Systems, Inc. v. Stanford’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (§ 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1127 (§ 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on Mitan v. United States · Tanner v. United States · Brown v. Board of Education · World Carpets, Inc. v. Dick Littrell's New World Carpets · Sarnoff v. American Home Products Corp.
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“any person who, on or in connection with any goods ... uses in commerce any word, term, name, ... or any false designation of origin, false or misleading description of fact, or false or misleading representation of fact, which ... is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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