Legal Opinion
Swatch, S.A. v. Beehive Wholesale, L.L.C.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 16, 2012No. Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LIAM O’GRADY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Beehive “Wholesale, L.L.C.’s (“Beehive”) Motion in Limine Regarding Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “Board”) Trial Record (Dkt. No. 20); Beehive’s Motion to Strike (Dkt. No. 44); Plaintiff Swatch, S.A.’s (“Swatch”) First Motion to Exclude Evidence (Dkt. No. 48); and adjudication of this TTAB appeal on the merits.
Central to the merits of this dispute is whether Defendant’s SWAP mark creates a likelihood of confusion, dilutes Plaintiffs *742SWATCH marks, or is even registerable as a trademark.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Abercrombie & Fitch Company v. Hunting World, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Dickinson v. ZurkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Perini Corporation v. Perini Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
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