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The Toro Company v. ToroHead, Inc.

No. 91114061 (T.T.A.B. Dec. 12, 2001)
The Toro Company v. ToroHead, Inc.

48 Cited authorities

  1. Bailey v. United States

    516 U.S. 137 (1995)   Cited 2,785 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Government must show active employment of firearm to support § 924(c) conviction

  2. Eli Lilly & Co. v. Natural Answers, Inc.

    233 F.3d 456 (7th Cir. 2000)   Cited 254 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that although there was no evidence of actual confusion, "the other factors — especially the similarity of the marks, the strength of the [plaintiffs] mark, and [the defendant's] intent to confuse — strongly support[ed] the district court's ultimate conclusion" to grant a preliminary injunction under the Lanham Act

  3. Sporty's Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman's Mar., Inc.

    202 F.3d 489 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 225 times
    Holding that an injunction requiring the defendant to relinquish a domain name it registered because the defendant's registration of the domain name violated the ACPA was not impermissibly retroactive since the injunction provided only prospective relief

  4. TCPIP Holding Co., Inc. v. Haar Communications, Inc.

    244 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 209 times
    Holding that trademark holder's annual sales of $280 million were not enough to constitute fame

  5. I.P. Lund Trading ApS v. Kohler Co.

    163 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 1998)   Cited 192 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding a mark nationally renowned in "the world of interior design and high-end bathroom fixtures" was not sufficiently famous

  6. Avery Dennison Corp. v. Sumpton

    189 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 186 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendants did not make commercial use of the plaintiffs' registered trademarks because they "[did] not use trademarks qua trademarks," but instead "use[d] words that happen to be trademarks for their non-trademark value"

  7. Nabisco, Inc. v. PF Brands, Inc.

    191 F.3d 208 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 170 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the FTDA intends distinctiveness, in addition to fame, as an essential element for a claim of dilution

  8. Westchester Media v. PRL USA Holdings, Inc.

    214 F.3d 658 (5th Cir. 2000)   Cited 142 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a likelihood of confusion requires a probability of confusion, which is more than a mere possibility

  9. Federal Exp. Corp. v. Federal Espresso, Inc.

    201 F.3d 168 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 136 times
    Finding analysis under section 360-1 generally similar to analysis under Section 43(c) of Lanham Act

  10. Times Mirror Mag. v. Las Vegas Sports News, Page 157

    212 F.3d 157 (3d Cir. 2000)   Cited 126 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a fifteen-month delay did not undermine the plaintiff's claim of irreparable harm because the delay was "attributable to [settlement] negotiations between the parties"

  11. Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 95,009 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

  12. Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

    15 U.S.C. § 1125   Cited 15,796 times   328 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

  13. Rule 408 - Compromise Offers and Negotiations

    Fed. R. Evid. 408   Cited 4,439 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Holding that premature deliberations constituted an internal jury influence subject to the post-verdict restrictions of Rule 606(b)

  14. Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

    15 U.S.C. § 1051   Cited 3,905 times   126 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark

  15. Section 1127 - Construction and definitions; intent of chapter

    15 U.S.C. § 1127   Cited 3,031 times   99 Legal Analyses
    Granting standing under § 1114 to the legal representative of the registrant of a trademark

  16. Section 1057 - Certificates of registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1057   Cited 1,048 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Providing that a certificate of registration is prima facie evidence of an owner's right to use the mark

  17. Section 1063 - Opposition to registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1063   Cited 148 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Identifying "dilution by blurring ... under section 1125(c) as a permissible grounds for opposition to a registration"