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Imagine you are driving to Flagstaff for the weekend and, as you approach Camp Verde, you really could go for a McDonald’s hamburger.  You see a McDonald’s sign from the highway, take the exit, and learn that the sign actually directs you to a Burger King.  “Oh well,” you think, “I guess I’ll take Burger King instead.”  You knew you weren’t getting McDonald’s when you made the purchase.  But were you the victim of trademark infringement nonetheless, since you thought you were getting McDonald’s when you took the exit, and wouldn’t have bought Burger King absent that initial confusion? Or   Read More »