Stat Ltd. v. Beard Head, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2014
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1114 (§ 32 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (§ 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 2 (§ 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 35 U.S.C. § 271
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc. · Edwards v. City of Goldsboro · Perini Corporation v. Perini Construction Inc · Lone Star Steakhouse Saloon Incorporated v. Alpha of Virginia Incorporated
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“secondary meaning [is] factual in nature and typically ill-suited for a motion to dismiss.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“an inherently factual review rarely resolved at the motion to dismiss stage”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Defendants' The Dream Flat product has an overall appearance that is confusingly similar and substantially the same as the trade dress of Rothy's The Flat product, as demonstrated by the side-by-side comparison below: Id. 24. Finally, Rothy's pleads: The shape, design and look of Defendants' The Dream. Flat product is confusingly similar to Rothy's The Flat product, and incorporates the distinctive features of The Flat product. Id. ¶ 53. As Stat Ltd. explained, "the likelihood of confusion is a factual issue dependent on the circumstances of each case and is ill-suited for resolution on a motion to dismiss.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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