“A One-Factor Test for Likelihood of Confusion in the Third Circuit Merits a Closer Look” by Robert H. Cameron

The following is an abstract from an article entitled “A One-Factor Test for Likelihood of Confusion in the Third Circuit Merits a Closer Look” authored by Robert Cameron and published in the May 2003 edition of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COUNSELOR.

Small businesses focused on a single product or service sometimes have a compelling need for quick resolution of trademark infringement disputes. Such infringement disputes, if they persist, often may lead to profit loss and harm to reputation and goodwill. In order to resolve such disputes, federal courts have endeavored to struggle with unwieldy multifactor tests for likelihood of confusion that complicate and lengthen the resolution process.

This article is an in-depth discussion of the Third Circuit’s experiment with a one-factor test for resolving likelihood of confusion in trademark infringement cases involving directly competing goods.

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