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There are two issues that come to mind when I decide how much sympathy to allocate:

1) Is the trademark sufficiently unique to have merit?

2) Is the infringing trademark similar enough to cause confusion?

I'll give WhosHere a pass on #1. It's a poorly-chosen trademark but I've seen worse. However, nobody can claim with a straight face that customers are confusing WhosNearMe for WhosHere. This is preposterous on its face.

This jury finds for the defendant.



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