Legal Opinion
A&h Sportswear, Inc Mainstream Swimsuits, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores, Inc. Victoria's Secret Catalogue, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 1, 2000No. 99-1734, 99-1735PublishedCited by 328 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
I. Facts. .208
II. Procedural History . .209
III. The Direct Confusion Claim. O rH 03
A. The Lapp Test and the District Court’s Opinion H rH 03
B. The Test for Directly Competing Goods. (M rH 03
C. The District Court’s Methodology. lO rH 03
IV. Review of the District Court’s Analysis.216
A. Similarity of the Marks.216
1. Sight, Sound, Meaning.217
2. The Housemarks and the Disclaimer.218
3. The PTO’s Rejection of Victoria’s Secret’s Application.220
4. Summary.221
B. Strength of the Marks.221
1. Distinctiveness or Conceptual Strength.221
2. Commercial Strength of the Mark .224
3. Summary.…
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