Legal Opinion
Earthquake Sound Corporation v. Bumper Industries, Earthquake Sound Corporation v. Bumper Industries
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2003No. 00-16532, 01-15121PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Brunetti; Concurrence by Judge Ferguson
OPINION
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals concern two attorney’s fees orders arising from a trademark infringement suit. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm.
I. Background
A. Prior Proceedings
Appellee Earthquake Sound Corporation (“Earthquake”) and Appellant Bumper In*1212dustries (“Bumper”) sell car audio equipment. Earthquake sued Bumper in 1995 for trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114, unfair competition in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and trademark infringement and deceptive trade…
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