Legal Opinion
Cadbury Beverages, Inc. v. Cott Corporation and Cott Beverages Usa, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 3, 1996No. 1834, Docket 95-7023PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether there is a likelihood of confusion when two manufacturers use the same mark in the sale of soft drinks, but one uses the mark primarily as a brand label, and the other uses it as a trade name in the distribution of soft drinks to retail stores for sale under their own “private labels.” The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kevin Thomas Duffy, Jvdge) concluded that no reasonable trier of fact could find a likelihood of confusion and therefore granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants.…
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