Pickle-Rite Co. v. Chicago Pickle Co.
United States District Court for the Northern District Illinois
171 F. Supp. 671 (1959)
Relevant factsFree
Pickle-Rite (plaintiff) registered the trademark "Polka" for its pickles, and months later Chicago Pickle (defendant) began selling pickles under the mark "Pol-Pak"; Pickle-Rite sued for trademark infringement and willful infringement, while Chicago Pickle argued the marks were not confusingly similar when its label was compared side by side against Pickle-Rite's.
IssueFree
Whether a trademark infringement claim turns on the likelihood of consumer confusion generally, rather than being determined solely by a side-by-side comparison of the marks as they appear on commercial labels.
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