Legal Opinion
Bosley Medical Institute, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Bosley Medical Group, S.C., an Illinois Corporation v. Michael Steven Kremer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2005No. 04-55962PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Michael Kremer was dissatisfied with the hair restoration services provided to him by the Bosley Medical Institute, Inc. In a bald-faced effort to get even, Kremer started a website at www.BosleyMedical.com, which, to put it mildly, was uncomplimentary of the Bosley Medical Institute. The problem is that “Bosley Medical” is the registered trademark of the Bosley Medical Institute, Inc., which brought suit against Kremer for trademark infringement and like claims. Kremer argues that noncommercial use of the mark is not actionable as infringement under the…
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