Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. L & L Wings, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
962 F.2d 316 (1992)
Relevant factsFree
Wings (defendant) sold Myrtle Beach t-shirts depicting a red-white-and-blue beer can resembling Busch's (plaintiff) trademarked Budweiser label, but the shirt's text referenced only Myrtle Beach and never mentioned beer or Budweiser; the jury found no likelihood of consumer confusion, but the district court granted Busch judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
IssueFree
Whether a trademark parodying another trademark will be considered infringing if there are sufficient differences between the two trademarks so that there is no likelihood of consumer confusion.
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