Overstock.com Fails to Get Preliminary Injunction Against Rival NoMoreRack.com

July 7, 2014, 4:00 AM UTC

Shopping website Overstock.com failed to justify a preliminary injunction against a rival for using the word “overstock” in advertising, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah ruled June 30 (Overstock.com, Inc. v. Nomorerack.com, Inc., D. Utah, 2:13-cv-01095-TS-EJF, 6/30/14).

Denying a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court found that the burden on NoMoreRack.com and the public interest weighed against granting an injunction before Overstock.com had established a trademark infringement claim.

Nevertheless, the court did find that some of the factors of the likelihood of confusion test did weigh in Overstock.com’s favor.

The court said NoMoreRack.com was not using “overstock” in a trademark sense but merely to describe its goods.

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