United States Ninth Circuit

In a trademark infringement case, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is granted on its infringement claim but reversed regarding its dilution claim, since whether plaintiff's mark became famous before defendant's first commercial use is a question of fact for the jury to decide.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2004
• Decided 08/06/2004
• Published 08/09/2004

Judges

• RYMER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TROTT, RYMER, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul Alan Levy, Alan B. Morrison, and Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Public Citizen.


• For Appellees:
  
• Neil D. Greenstein, Techmark, San Jose, CA, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee Nissan Computer Corporation., Bruce R. Fertel, Fertel & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, and Joseph A. Hearst (argued), Berkeley, CA, for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee The Internet Center, Inc., Wayne M. Barsky and Julian W. Poon (argued), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees and cross-appellants Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan North America, Inc.