GTE Corp. v. Williams
GTE Corp. v. Williams, dba General Telephone
GTE Corp. v. Williams, 498 U.S. 998 (1990)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
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(holding knowledge to be merely the first step in the inquiry)
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(plaintiff was aware of defendant’s use of name and efforts to develop goodwill and recognition for several years, yet took no action)
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(in assessing whether second user acted in bad faith, “[t]he ultimate focus is on whether the second user had the intent to benefit from the reputation or goodwill of the first user.”)
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