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[page 683] Third, in addition to point-of-sale confusion about the source of products and services, we have recognized that the Lanham Act's protections also extend to post-sale confusion of potential customers. Dorr-Oliver, 94 F.3d at 381-82 (explaining post-sale confusion and quoting Lois Sportswear, U.S.A., Inc. v. Levi Strauss & Co., 799 F.2d 867, 872-73 (2d Cir.1986)). Post-sale confusion refers to a situation in which, for example, a potential customer sees a product bearing the label "CAE Rental Equipment" without reference to Clean Air and, consistent with the customer's familiarity with CAE, Inc., mistakenly attributes the products to CAE, Inc., thereby influencing his buying decision, either positively or negatively. See id. at 381-82. That association constitutes infringement of CAE, Inc.'s registered trademark. See id.; see also Lois Sportswear, 799 F.2d at 872-73 (explaining that, although product labels informed actual buyers in the store about the source of the plaintiff's jeans, similarity in the stitching patterns could cause prospective buyers who saw the jeans outside the store to associate the defendant's jeans with the plaintiff, thereby influencing their buying decision).