United States Ninth Circuit

In an action for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related claims based on plaintiff's use of defendant's registered trademark "WOULD YOU RATHER . . . ?", summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where there was a genuine issue of material fact whether "WOULD YOU RATHER . . . ?" was merely descriptive.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/03/2010
• Decided 04/26/2010
• Published 04/26/2010

Judges

• Before: Ronald M. Gould, Sandra S. Ikuta and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bobby A. Ghajar (argued), Kelly W. Craven, Howrey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jerrold J. Ganzfried, Howrey LLP, Washington, D.C., for defendants-counter-claimants-appellants Falls Media, LLC, Justin Heimberg, and David Gomberg., Lawrence Y. Iser, Gregory P. Korn (argued), Gregory S. Gabriel, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP, Santa Monica, CA, for plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellee Zobmondo Entertainment, LLC.