Legal Opinion
Centaur Communications, Limited v. A/s/m Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 9, 1987No. 923, Docket 87-7008PublishedCited by 289 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1219CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, from a finding of trademark infringement, necessarily implicates the legal concepts of secondary meaning and likelihood of confusion, for which our precedents establish a long list of factors that must be considered before a determination may be reached. Unfortunately, there is no shortcut. To reach a principled conclusion in a trademark case, it is just as essential to recite the right formulas as it was for Ali Baba to say “Open Sesame” in order to open the door to the treasure cave of the Forty Thieves.
In a judgment of the United States District Court…
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