Audi AG v. D'Amato’s Empirical Analysis

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15 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 94 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) that it has suffered an irreparable injury; (2) that remedies available at law, such as monetary damages, are inadequate to compensate for that injury; (3) that, considering the balance of hardships between the plaintiff and defendant, a remedy in equity is warranted; and (4) that the public interest would not be disserved by a permanent injunction.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ohio A. Phillip Randolph Inst. v. Husted · Golf Vill. N. LLC v. City of Powell

2. “(1) the strength of plaintiffs mark; (2) relatedness of the goods; (3) similarity of the marks; (4) evidence of actual confusion; (5) marketing channels used; (6) likely degree of purchaser care; (7) defendant’s intent in selecting the mark; and (8) the likelihood of expansion of the product lines.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 659 F. Supp. 2d 829 - VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE, INC. v. Hoss · 799 F. Supp. 2d 730 - VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE, INC. v. Darwich

3. “In the Sixth Circuit, '[i]njunctive relief is the remedy of choice for trademark and unfair competition cases, since there is no adequate remedy at law for the injury caused by a defendant's continuing infringement.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. La Bamba Licensing, LLC v. La Bamba Authentic Mexican Cuisine, Inc. · 302 F. Supp. 3d 837 - Deere & Co. v. Fimco Inc.