Legal Opinion
Berkshire Fashions, Inc. v. Sara Lee Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 4, 1989No. 88 CIV 4197 (KC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER *
CONBOY, District Judge:
This is, in part, an appeal by Berkshire Fashions, Inc., (“Berkshire”) from a decision ** of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “the Board”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office dated April 27, 1988, in Opposition No. 69,529, which sustained Sara Lee Corporation’s (“Sara Lee”) opposition to registration by Berkshire of the trademark ENERGIZER on gloves. The TTAB found a likelihood of confusion between Sara Lee’s pri- or use and registration of the trademark SHEER ENERGY on pantyhose, and Berkshire’s registration of and use of…
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