Legal Opinion
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscape Communications Corporation, Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. v. Excite, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2004No. 00-56648, 00-56662PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. (PEI) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Netscape Communications Corporation and Excite, Inc. PEI sued defendants for trademark infringement and dilution. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because we conclude that genuine issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on both the trademark infringement and dilution claims, we reverse and remand.
I. FACTS
This case involves a practice called “keying” that defendants use on their Internet search engines. Keying allows…
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