Sims Snowboards, Inc., a California Corporation v. Craig Kelly and the Burton Corp., a Vermont Corporation Dba Burton Snowboards

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

I

Craig Kelly and Burton Snowboards, defendants-appellants, appeal the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Sims Snowboards, plaintiff-appellee. The injunction prevents Kelly from using or endorsing any snowboard other than a Sims or an unidentified snowboard and from using or endorsing accessory products identified as Burton products. We reverse and vacate the injunction.

II

Our review of an order granting a preliminary injunction is limited to determining whether the order is an abuse of discretion, or based on clearly erroneous findings of fact or on an…