Legal Opinion
Nabisco, Inc. v. PF Brands, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1999No. 99 Civ.0008 (SAS)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.Introduction. rH
II.History of the Dispute. 1 — I
III. Factual Background . ov rH
A. The Parties. c* rH
B. Product and Market Development. os rH
1. Pepperidge Farm. cs rH
2. Nabisco. Ci rH
IV. Applicable Legal Standard. os rH
V. Initial Threshold for Protectability of Trademarks .... os rH
A. Commercial Use. o*> rH
B. Non-Functionality. os rH
C. Distinctiveness. os n — I
1. Incontestability of Product Configuration Mark os rH
2. Inherently Distinctive Trade Dress. os rH
VI.Pepperidge Farm’s Dilution Claim. OJ
A. New York General Business Law §…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Polaroid Corporation v. Polarad Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Jackson Dairy, Inc. v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Lois Sportswear, U.S.A., Inc., and Textiles Y Confecciones Europeas, S.A. v. Levi Strauss & Company, Defendant-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Savin Corporation v. The Savin Group, Savin Engineers, P.C., Savin Consultants, Inc. D/B/A Savin Engineers, P.C., and Jmoa Engineering, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Nabisco, Inc. v. PF Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- New York City Triathlon, LLC v. Nyc Triathlon Club, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- ESPN, Inc. v. Quiksilver, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Frink America, Inc. v. Champion Road MacHinery Ltd.District Court, N.D. New York · 1999
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