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Fruit of the Earth, Inc.

No. 75443473 (T.T.A.B. May. 16, 2001)
Fruit of the Earth, Inc.

7 Cited authorities

  1. In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.

    476 F.2d 1357 (C.C.P.A. 1973)   Cited 190 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Reciting thirteen factors to be considered, referred to as "DuPont factors"

  2. Century 21 Real Estate Corp. v. Century Life of America

    970 F.2d 874 (Fed. Cir. 1992)   Cited 39 times
    Finding similarity between "CENTURY 21" and "CENTURY LIFE OF AMERICA" in part because "consumers must first notice th[e] identical lead word"

  3. Application of Abcor Development Corp.

    588 F.2d 811 (C.C.P.A. 1978)   Cited 36 times   2 Legal Analyses
    In Abcor, the question before the court was whether applicant's alleged mark (GASBADGE) was "merely descriptive" within the meaning of § 2(e)(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).

  4. Canadian Imperial Bank v. Wells Fargo Bank

    811 F.2d 1490 (Fed. Cir. 1987)   Cited 13 times
    Affirming likelihood of confusion

  5. Federated Foods v. Fort Howard Paper Co.

    544 F.2d 1098 (C.C.P.A. 1976)   Cited 16 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the mere existence of modern supermarket containing wide variety or products should not foreclose further inquiry into the likelihood of confusion arising from the use of similar marks on any goods so displayed

  6. Application of Colonial Stores Incorporated

    394 F.2d 549 (C.C.P.A. 1968)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that “SUGAR & SPICE” for baked goods was “more than a mere description of the ingredients of the goods” because it evokes associations with the rhyme “everything nice”

  7. Ez Loader Boat Trailers, Inc. v. Cox Trailers, Inc.

    706 F.2d 1213 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 3 times

    Appeal No. 83-539. Opposition No. 62442. May 4, 1983. August E. Roehrig, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for appellant. W.M. Webner, Arlington, Va., for appellee. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark and Trial and Appeal Board. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and FRIEDMAN and NICHOLS, Circuit Judges. FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) (213 USPQ 597 (1982)), denying an opposition to registration