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 | 382T Trademarks |
| 382TII Marks Protected |
| 382Tk1050 Format or Components of Term or Mark |
| 382Tk1053 k. Foreign or Obscure Words or Letters. |
 Even if trademark "Godzilla" was hybrid of Japanese words for gorilla and whale, trademark was not merely descriptive; large amount of imagination was required to associate trademark with giant, prehistoric monster, and, thus, mark was strong for purposes of determining whether likelihood of confusion resulted from alleged infringement.
Toho Co., Ltd. v. William Morrow and Co., Inc., 33 F.Supp.2d 1206 (1998)
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