Case: Trademarks/Likelihood of Confusion (E.D.N.Y.)

A federal district court in New York granted Winners Circle Entertainment Inc.’s motion to dismiss a trademark holder’s infringement claim arising from the parties’ similar “Winners Circle” marks. Weighing the factors, the court found that consumers were unlikely to confuse the parties’ services. And the court dismissed the trademark holder’s infringement claims based on his unregistered marks because he lacked exclusive protectable rights over the “Winners Circle” mark.