Case: Trademarks/Infringement (S.D.N.Y.)

Watch company Hamilton International Ltd.'s motion for summary judgment on its trademark infringement claim against Vortic LLC, a watchmaker specializing in restoring antique pocket watches and then converting them into wristwatches, is denied. There are genuine disputes of material fact about both the presence of full disclosure and the applicable factors of the test used when determining if a likelihood of confusion exists in trademark cases. Here, from the appearance of the Lancaster watch at issue, a reasonable factfinder could determine that no likelihood of confusion exists because Vortic has made a full disclosure that its Lancaster was a Hamilton ...