Legal Opinion
Morton v. Rank America, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 28, 1993No. CV 92-0610 RG (Kx)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER
GADBOIS, District Judge.
The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss came on for hearing before this Court on Monday, October 19, 1992, at 10:00 a.m. Having considered the moving and opposition papers and' arguments of counsel, the Court rules as follows:
I. Background
Plaintiff Peter Morton owns the rights to the Hard Rock Cafe trademark in the western half of the United States. Morton, along with a consortium of Hard Rock Cafe Investors, has named the following as Defendants in this suit: (1) Rank America, Inc. (“Rank”) — an entity engaged in various business activities…
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