Yellowbook Inc. v. Brandeberry’s Empirical Analysis
708 F.3d 837 · 2013
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1052 (§ 2 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1057 (§ 7 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 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. § 1115 (§ 33 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1127 (§ 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Hensley v. Eckerhart · Blum v. Stenson · Bittner v. Tri-County Toyota, Inc. · Galmish v. Cicchini
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whether quarter-hour billing is reasonable is a matter within the discretion of the district court,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[W]hen a business sells the 'entirety' of its assets, the trade name is presumably one of those assets. A contract that sells 'as an entirety the property of a corporation, including good will, passes title to the business trademarks of the corporation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the owner's intent to resume producing substantially the same product or service must be manifest, some portion of the goodwill of the previous business must remain with the owner , and resumption of operations must occur within a reasonable time.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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