Legal Opinion
KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 8, 2004No. 03-409PublishedCited by 281 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
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The question here is whether a party raising the statutory affirmative defense of fair use to a claim of trademark infringement, 15 U. S. C. § 1115(b)(4), has a burden to negate any likelihood that the practice complained of will confuse consumers about the origin of the goods or services affected. We hold it does not.
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Each party to this case sells permanent makeup, a mixture of pigment and liquid for injection under the skin to camouflage injuries and modify nature's dispensations, and each has used some version of the term “micro color” (as one word or two, singular or plural) in marketing…
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