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In a superseding opinion (PDF) published Wednesday, the same three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit says that Amazon’s search results aren’t likely to produce the consumer confusion anticipated by watchmaker Multi Time Machine. “[B]ecause the page clearly labeled the name and manufacturer of each product offered for sale and even included photographs of the items, no reasonably prudent shopper accustomed to shopping online would likely be confused as to the source of the products,” wrote Judge Barry Silverman for the majority.