Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. v. Chevron Chemical Co.
457 U.S. 1126
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-06-14
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "district court applied an erroneous legal standard in finding no likelihood of confusion, thereby stripping that determination of the protection normally accorded fact findings"
- “particular hues of [] colors, arranged in certain geometric designs, presented in conjunction with a particular style of printing,” taken together, create distinctive visual impression
- 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
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. v. Chevron Chemical Co.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.