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De Ster Corp.

No. 74711899 (T.T.A.B. Jan. 5, 2000)
De Ster Corp.

3 Cited authorities

  1. Thomas Betts Corp. v. Panduit Corp.

    65 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 1995)   Cited 86 times
    Holding that "Copying is only evidence of secondary meaning if the defendant's intent in copying is to confuse consumers and pass off his product as the plaintiff's. In that situation, the defendant's belief that plaintiff's trade dress has acquired secondary meaning — so that his copying will indeed facilitate his passing off — is some evidence that the trade dress actually has acquired secondary meaning."

  2. Yamaha Intern. Corp. v. Hoshino Gakki Co.

    840 F.2d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1988)   Cited 46 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding secondary meaning for shape of guitar head always appearing in advertising and promotional literature

  3. In re Precious Diamonds, Inc.

    635 F.2d 845 (C.C.P.A. 1980)   Cited 4 times

    Appeal No. 80-540. December 18, 1980. Andrew J. Cornelius, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant. Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., Jeffrey H. Kaufman, Trademark Atty., Fred E. McKelvey, Associate Sol., Washington, D.C., for Patent and Trademark Office. Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, MILLER and NIES, Judges. MILLER, Judge. This appeal pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1071(a) is from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, acting through