Legal Opinion
M2 Software, Inc. v. Viacom, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided July 27, 2000No. CV 98-8734 RAP MCXPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PAEZ, District Judge.
I
Introduction
Plaintiff M2 Software, Inc. brings this action for damages against defendants Viacom, Inc., Viacom International, Inc. and MTV Networks Company for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff owns the federally registered trademark for the M2 mark. Plaintiff asserts that defendants unlawfully infringed the M2 mark when they used it to describe their second cable network, M2: Music Television. As a result, plaintiff filed its complaint against defendants on October 28, 1998, alleging seven federal and state causes of…
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