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title: Consumer Litigation Surveys for Complex Legal Matters Blog | Likelihood of Confusion (2)
description: Likelihood of Confusion | Applied Marketing Science (AMS) has over 30 years of experience conducting consumer litigation surveys for complex legal matters. Read the AMS blog. (2)
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## [District Court Reverses TTAB Dismissal of Opposition Partly Based on “Powerful” Survey Evidence](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/district-court-reverses-ttab-dismissal-of-opposition)

In the recent case, *Combe Incorporated v. Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel, Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-00935 (E.D. Va. May 23, 2019)*, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...

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## [Frequently Asked Questions about Proving Irreparable Harm with Consumer Surveys](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/faqs-proving-irreparable-harm-with-consumer-surveys)

AMS Survey Expert [Brian Sowers](https://ams-litigation.com/survey-experts/brian-sowers/) and other members of the AMS Litigation Support team answer a few questions from their recent webinar, [Proving Irreparable Harm with Consumer Surveys](https://ams-litigation.com/webinars-on-demand/proving-irreparable-harm-with-consumer-surveys/).

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## [Pitfalls of Not Conducting a Likelihood of Confusion Survey](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/pitfalls-of-omitting-likelihood-of-confusion-survey)

Consumer surveys can be a powerful toolto prove or disprove likelihood of confusion inTTAB cases. A failure to conduct one may ultimately result in the Board, even with little to no evidence,...

[read more →](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/pitfalls-of-omitting-likelihood-of-confusion-survey)

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## [AMS Provides Persuasive Rebuttal in Backyard BBQ Infringement Matter](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/ams-rebuttal-backyard-bbq-infringement-matter)

In a recent case in the Eastern District of North Carolina (Variety Stores, Inc. v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-00217), the jury found Wal-Mart guilty of willful infringement of...

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[Likelihood of Confusion](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/tag/likelihood-of-confusion), [Trademark](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/tag/trademark)

## [The Importance of Selecting a Proper Control](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/the-importance-of-selecting-proper-control)

Consumer surveysfor trademark infringement cases can be a powerful and persuasive piece of evidence.However, a failure to follow accepted survey standards opens up a survey to criticism which may...

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## [Sealed lips do not help prove likelihood of confusion in lip product case](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/likelihood-confusion-lip-product-case)

One of the most widely used and accepted methods for establishing trademark infringement is to conduct a [likelihood of confusion survey](https://ams-litigation.com/services/trademark-surveys/likelihood-of-confusion/) among the relevant consumer population. Survey evidence in...

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[Likelihood of Confusion](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/tag/likelihood-of-confusion), [Trademark](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/tag/trademark)

## [Barker Boatworks Granted Summary Judgment in Trade Dress Dispute with Yellowfin Yachts](https://blog.ams-litigation.com/barker-boatworks-trade-dress-dispute)

Recently in the Middle District of Florida (8:15-cv-00990-SDM-TGW), United States District Judge Steven D. Merryday granted the motion for summary judgment by defendant Barker Boatworks, LLC, after...

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