In Florida Dispute Over ‘Casey Key’ Mark, Dismissal Granted

Mealey's (October 25, 2021, 12:42 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — Citing a plaintiff’s failure to adequately plead that its “Casey Key” service marks are inherently distinctive or have acquired secondary meaning, as well as the plaintiff’s failure to establish prior use of the same marks, a federal judge in Florida on Oct. 20 granted a motion to dismiss filed by a defendant operating two nearby resorts under a nearly identical name....