LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER, S.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MY OTHER BAG, INC., Defendant-Appellee., 674 Fed. Appx. 16

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HOLDINGS: [1]-A district court properly granted a competitor summary judgment on a trademark infringement claim given the obvious differences in its mimicking of the trademark holder's mark, the lack of market proximity between the products at issue, and minimal, unconvincing evidence of consumer confusion; [2]-The competitor was properly awarded judgment on a trademark dilution claim where the holder's designs and handbags were drawn on the competitor's handbags, and when combined with the slogan "my other bag," the competitor's use constituted a parody for purposes 15 U.S.C.S. § 1125(c)(3); [3]-Summary judgment was properly awarded to the competitor on a copyright claim where its parodic use of the holder's designs produced a new expression and message that constituted transformative use.