Opinion ID: 771716
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Product Similarity

Text: 112 In discussing product similarity, the District Court first noted that although the products were both swimsuits, they have slightly different functions: The Miraclesuit is designed and advertised to make the figure appear slim, whereas The Miracle Bra suit is designed and advertised to enhance cleavage. However, the court also noted that most Miraclesuits have bras--some even have cleavage enhancing bras--and that a few Miracle Bra suits have lower body control. A review of these facts led the District Court to conclude that the Miraclesuit and Miracle Bra suits were somewhat interchangeable. A&H IV, 57 F. Supp. 2d at 170. Therefore, it concluded, the product similarity factor favored A&H. 113 Given the evidence that, although both products may have a primary bust or midriff focus, both products also have attributes that enhance both aspects of the female figure, we do not think that the District Court clearly erred in making this finding. Furthermore, there was evidence that both products pitch themselves as improving female shapeliness through swimwear, and although the means of improvement are different and the products have different foci, the two suits are similar. In sum, while the products are not identical, the court committed no error of law here, and its conclusion on product similarity is supported by the record.