Linguistic Battles in Trademark Disputes
by R. Shuy.
- Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
- 208 p.
Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Battle over Linguists and Law Chapter 2. A Very Brief Introduction to Linguistics for Lawyers Chapter 3. A Very Brief Introduction to Trademarks for Linguistics Chapter 4. Generic vs. Secondary Meaning: Registry Hotel v. Hospitality Mgt. Chapter 5. Teaching a Jury About Meaning: Warren v. Prestone Chapter 6. Sounding Alike and Meaning Alike: ConAgra v. Hormell Descriptiveness: Nouns and Modifiers: Woodroast v. Restaurants Unlimited Chapter 7. The Meaning of a Patronymic Prefix: Quality Inns c. McDonalds Sounding, Looking, and Meaning Different: AMR Pharm v. American Home Products Chapter 8. Differences in the Ingredients, Qualities and Characteristics of the Products: Pyewacket v. Mattel Chapter 9. Going Beyond Competing, Company and Product Names: AutoNation USA v. CarMax Chapter 10. Using Foreign Language Words in Trademarks: Alixandre Furs v. Alexandros Furs Chapter 11. Disclaiming Dealership Authorization: Matrix Essentials v. F & M. Distributors Chapter 12. Using Linguistics Tools and Thinking in Trademark Chapter 13. Disputes Some Suggestions for Linguists Chapter 14. Some Suggestions for Attorneys Chapter 15. Power, Control, and the Ownership of Language References Cases Discussed Index