Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772
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Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772, 396 F.3d 1369
(2005), was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
clarifying the doctrine of foreign equivalents
. The court explained that there is a threshold limitation to applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents
. The doctrine
"should be applied only when it is likely that the ordinary American purchaser would 'stop and translate [the word] into its English equivalent.'"
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(2005), was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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clarifying the doctrine of foreign equivalents
Doctrine of foreign equivalents
The doctrine of foreign equivalents is a rule applied in United States trademark law which requires courts and the TTAB to translate foreign words in determining whether they are registrable as trademarks, or confusingly similar with existing marks...
. The court explained that there is a threshold limitation to applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents
Doctrine of foreign equivalents
The doctrine of foreign equivalents is a rule applied in United States trademark law which requires courts and the TTAB to translate foreign words in determining whether they are registrable as trademarks, or confusingly similar with existing marks...
. The doctrine
Doctrine of foreign equivalents
The doctrine of foreign equivalents is a rule applied in United States trademark law which requires courts and the TTAB to translate foreign words in determining whether they are registrable as trademarks, or confusingly similar with existing marks...
"should be applied only when it is likely that the ordinary American purchaser would 'stop and translate [the word] into its English equivalent.'"