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BLINDED VET. ASS'N v. BLINDED AM. VET. FOUNDATION

No. 88-7107.

872 F.2d 1035 (1989)

BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION v. BLINDED AMERICAN VETERANS FOUNDATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1989.

As Amended April 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raphael V. Lupo, Washington, D.C., with whom Donna M. Tanguay was on the brief, for appellant.

Irving R.M. Panzer, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG, SILBERMAN and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA or the Association) sought to enjoin the Blinded American Veterans Foundation (BAVF or the Foundation) from using the words "blinded" and "veterans" in its name and from using the initials "BAV" as an acronym. BVA contended that BAVF's name was confusingly similar to BVA's and would deceive the public into thinking BAVF...

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