Legal Opinion
Kenner Parker Toys Inc. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 15, 1992No. 91-1399PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Kenner Parker Toys Inc. opposed Rose Art Industries’s registration of the mark FUNDOUGH for modeling compound and related accessories. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board dismissed the opposition discerning little, if any, likelihood that consumers would confuse FUNDOUGH with Kenner’s PLAY-DOH mark. Because the Board treated the fame of Kenner’s mark as a liability and otherwise improperly weighed the factors showing confusing similarity, this court reverses.
Background
Rainbow Crafts, one of Kenner’s predecessors, first used the trademark PLAY-DOH for a modeling compound…
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