Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. v. Chevron Chemical Co.

Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. v. Chevron Chem. Co., 457 U.S. 1126 (1982)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: June 14, 1982
Docket: No. 81-1387
Judges: Consideration, Took
Citations: 457 U.S. 1126102 S. Ct. 2947

Cited by 71 4 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 4 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

("district court applied an erroneous legal standard in finding no likelihood of confusion, thereby stripping that determination of the protection normally accorded fact findings")

The Forum Corp. of North Am. v. The Forum, Ltd., 903 F.2d 434 (7th Cir. 1990)
(“particular hues of [] colors, arranged in certain geometric designs, presented in conjunction with a particular style of printing,” taken together, create distinctive visual impression)

Lisa Frank, Inc. v. Impact Int'l, Inc., 799 F. Supp. 980 (D. Ariz. 1992)
(clearly erroneous standard of review inapplicable to finding of no likelihood of confusion in trademark case where trial court “misapplied one critical legal standard” in making subsidiary fact determination)

Armco, Inc. v. Armco Burglar Alarm Co., 693 F.2d 1155 (5th Cir. 1982)

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Lisa Frank, Inc. v. Impact International, Inc.799 F. Supp. 980 (D. Ariz. 1992)
Sundor Brands, Inc. v. Borden, Inc.653 F. Supp. 86 (M.D. Fla. 1986)
Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc. v. Prudhomme765 F. Supp. 1551 (N.D. Tex. 1991)

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