Sidag Aktiengesellschaft v. Smoked Foods Products Co.’s Empirical Analysis
854 F.2d 799 · 1988
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1115 (§ 33 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. · Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co. · Huddleston v. Herman & MacLean · International Woodworkers of America v. Champion International Corp. · Sicilia Di R. Biebow & Co. v. Cox
Most-quoted passages
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“frivolous, vexatious, in bad faith, oppressive, or unreasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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