California Court of Appeal

In an trademark action related to the mark CISSP, which denotes a 'Certified Information Systems Security Professional' who has met certain requirements and standards of competency in the information security field, claiming violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1051 et seq., including infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising, and trademark dilution, and on its claims for violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. section 42‐110a et seq., the District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendants is: 1) reversed in part as to grant of summary judgment on the infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising, and unfair competition claims; and 2) affirmed in part as to grant of summary judgment on the trademark dilution claims.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/05/18

Judges

• POOLER

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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