Mead Data Central, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. And Toyota Motor Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1989-05-18

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SWEET, District Judge, concurring: I concur, but write separately because I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that LEXIS is not a strong mark capable of dilution and that LEXIS and LEXUS differ significantly in pronunciation, and I have a different view of the factors that are necessary to a finding of dilution.. It has become talismanic in the New York courts and in this Circuit…

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