Church of Scientology International v. Elmira Mission of the Church of Scientology’s Empirical Analysis
794 F.2d 38 · 1986
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 7 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 109 later decisions — most recently September 2021 · most notably Opticians Ass'n of America v. Independent Opticians of America (1990), Sunward Electronics, Inc. v. McDonald (2004)
13 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on New Motor Vehicle Board of California v. Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. · McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc. · Coca-Cola Company v. Tropicana Products Inc · Dawn Donut Co. v. Hart's Food Stores, Inc. · Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. v. Diversified Packaging Corp.
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 109 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... the public interest is especially served by issuing a preliminary injunction against a former licensee as the licensee’s status increases the probability of consumer confusion.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A preliminary injunction should usually issue when the use of a mark creates a likelihood of confusion in the consumers’ minds as to the ownership or sponsorship of a product. Our cases clearly say that establishing a high probability of confusion as to sponsorship almost inevitably establishes irreparable harm.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]hen in the licensing context unlawful use and consumer confusion have been demonstrated, a finding of irreparable harm is automatic.”
2 later decisions 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.