United States Ninth Circuit
CreAgri, Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences, Inc., 05-15305
In the context of acquiring trademark rights via "use in commerce," only lawful use in commerce can give rise to trademark priority.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/06/2006
- Decided 01/16/2007
- Published 01/16/2007
Judges
- MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge., Before NOONAN, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Robin M. Pearson (argued) and Antonio Valla, Gillis, Valla & Dalsin, Lafayette, CA, together with William J. Baron and Kathryn C. Ashton, Duane Morris LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-counter-claim-defendant-appellant., James W. Kinnear (argued), Holme, Roberts & Owen, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-counter-claimant-appellee.