“Sealtight” and “Sealtite” are both construction materials. The former is a fastener common in the aerospace industry; the latter a screw used on metal buildings.
For more than 15 years, assorted tribunals have been trying to figure out whether these similar-sounding names are likely to “cause confusion” under the Lanham Act. If they are, Sealtite—the newer of the two products—cannot qualify for a trademark.
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