Legal Opinion
Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1995No. Nos. 93-16345, 93-16570PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
The Self-Realization Fellowship Church (SRF) sued the Ananda Church of Self-Realization (CSR) for infringing its trademarks and trade names for terms like “Self-realization.” The district court dissolved a preliminary injunction enjoining CSR from infringing on SRF’s trade names and marks, and SRF appeals. We affirm the order dissolving the injunction with respect to some of the marks and reverse with respect to others.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
“Self-realization” is the ultimate goal of Hindu-Yoga teaching. The Hindu-Yoga spiritual tradition teaches that there…
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