Sunkist Growers v. Intrastate Distributors (Fed. Cir., July 23, 2025) 2024-1212

This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, focusing on a trademark dispute between Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Intrastate Distributors, Inc. (IDI). Sunkist appealed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) decision that dismissed its opposition to IDI's applications to register the KIST mark for soft drinks, arguing a likelihood of confusion with its SUNKIST marks. The Court of Appeals reversed the Board's decision, concluding that the Board's findings regarding the similarity of the marks were not supported by sufficient evidence and that the other factors weighed heavily toward a likelihood of confusion, ultimately determining that IDI's KIST marks are likely to cause confusion with the registered SUNKIST mark.

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