Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772, 396 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2005), was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarifying the doctrine of foreign equivalents. The court explained that there is a threshold limitation to applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents. The doctrine "should be applied only when it is likely that the ordinary American purchaser would 'stop and translate [the word] into its English equivalent.'"[1]
| Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772 | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Full case name | Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772 |
| Decided | February 9, 2005 |
| Citation(s) | 396 F.3d 1369 |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Paul Redmond Michel, Randall Ray Rader, Sharon Prost |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rader, joined by unanimous |
References edit
- ^ Palm Bay Imports, Inc. v. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Maison Fondee en 1772, 396 F.3d 1369, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
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