Legal Opinion
Kellogg Company v. Toucan Golf, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2003No. 01-2394PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Appellant Kellogg Company appeals from the district court’s affirmation of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) decision to permit the registration of the word mark “Toucan Gold” by Defendant Appellee Toucan Golf, Inc. (TGI), a manufacturer of promotional golf equipment.
Kellogg claims that TGI’s word mark and its corresponding toucan logo create a likelihood of confusion with, and dilute the distinctiveness of, Kellogg’s five federally-registered and incontestable “Toucan Sam” logos and word mark under the Lanham Act as amended, 15 U.S.C.…
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