Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
GTE Corp. v. Williams
498 U.S. 998
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1990-12-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding knowledge to be merely the first step in the inquiry
- plaintiff was aware of defendant’s use of name and efforts to develop goodwill and recognition for several years, yet took no action
- 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.”
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed GTE Corp. v. Williams. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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- 22 opinions
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.