971 F. Supp. 1337 - Upper Deck Authenticated, Ltd. v. CPG DIRECT’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (§ 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Carnegie v. United States · Delaware v. New York · Sanders Confectionery Products Inc. v. Heller Financial, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“Resale by the first purchaser of the original article under the producer's trademark is neither trademark infringement nor unfair competition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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