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This legal doctrine lets owners update marks while keeping old priority dates. The core dispute is whether courts or juries decide if two marks create the same commercial impression."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 28-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 28-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 26-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 26-44"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 3, 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It shapes how businesses protect brand identity. It affects the balance between judicial consistency and jury fact-finding."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 28-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 28-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 26-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 26-44"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 26-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 26-40"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 30-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 30-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 36-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 36-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 50-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 50-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 44-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 44-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 14-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 14-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 8-10","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 8-10"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 50-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 50-4"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 20-24","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 20-24"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 40-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 40-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 42-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 42-14"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 8-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 8-30"}]}],"slug":"2014-13-1211-hana-financial-inc-v-hana-bank","term":"2014","title":"Who decides if two trademarks share the same commercial impression?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 28-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 28-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 26-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1211_fdhk.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 26-44"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}