TrafficSchool.com, Inc. v. Edriver Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
653 F.3d 820 · 2011
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1116 (§ 34 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1117 (§ 35 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (§ 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Allen v. Wright · Central Hudson Gas Electric Corporation v. Public Service Commission of New York · Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co. · Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.
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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Evidence of direct competition is strong proof that plaintiffs have a stake in the outcome of the suit, so their injury isn't 'conjectural' or 'hypothetical.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“the plaintiff shall be entitled ... to recover (1) defendant's profits, (2) any damages sustained by the plaintiff, and (3) the costs of the action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“a false advertising plaintiff need only believe that he is likely to be injured in order to bring a Lanham Act claim”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.