CRA was engaged to determine, using survey evidence, whether there was likelihood of confusion between two trademarks in the wine industry. CRA’s expert determined that counterparty’s expert did not use appropriate methodology to conduct the survey, resulting in unreliable findings. During the bench trial, the judge relied upon CRA expert’s opinion and gave the survey results no weight, thereby finding no evidence of consumer confusion.
IP Literature Watch: March 2024
In this month’s IP Literature Watch we include an article analyzing four case studies of controversy over license design in open-source software and hardware...