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092686P.pdf 07/21/2010 Sensient Technologies Corp. v. SensoryEffects Flavor Co.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 09-2686
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
[PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Arnold and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Trademarks. Because there is no evidence demonstrating
any sale or transport of goods under the SensoryFlavors name, plaintiff
failed to establish a triable issue of fact as to whether the goods were used
in commerce, and the district court did not err in granting defendant
summary judgment on the SensoryFlavors mark; District court did not err
in finding the SensoryEffects mane is not likely to cause confusion to
customers, as, on balance, the six factors the Eighth Circuit uses to
determine the likelihood of confusion favor defendant; plaintiff's dilution
claim under Missouri law fails because the marks in question are not
sufficiently similar, and there is no likelihood of dilution between the
marks. Judge Colloton, concurring in part and dissenting in part.