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Solaris Beverages, Inc., owner of the registered mark SOLARIS for energy beverages, first used in commerce in 2016. A competitor, Sunflower Labs, Ltd., begins marketing an energy drink under the brand SUNFLOWER, featuring a stylized sunburst logo and packaging in red and gold. They distribute through the same channels as Solaris (supermarkets, convenience stores, and online retailers). Solaris sues for trademark infringement under the Intellectual Property Code (R.A. 8293), alleging use of a confusingly similar mark in commerce for goods identical or related to Solaris’s. Sunflower pleads (a) no likelihood of confusion, and (b) descriptive or nominative fair use. Answer the following: (a) Identify the central doctrine and the elements Solaris must prove to prevail. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule on “likelihood of confusion” from other tests and indicate whether actual confusion must be proven. (c) Apply the rule to the facts and determine whether Sunflower’s use constitutes infringement. If infringement exists, state the remedies Solaris may pursue.

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Central doctrine: likelihood of confusion; Elements: (1) plaintiff owns a registered mark; (2) defendant uses in commerce a mark identical or confusingly similar; (3) in connection with goods/services identical or related; (4) such use is likely to confuse or deceive the purchasing public; (5) use is unauthorized. Central doctrine: dilution of famous marks; Elements: (1) the mark is famous; (2) defendant's use would dilute the mark's distinctiveness; (3) in commerce; (4) likelihood of dilution. Likelihood of confusion applies only to consumer-purchasers; business-to-business customers are not considered. The controlling rule requires actual confusion; even probable confusion is not enough to establish infringement.

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