Legal Opinion
Zobmondo Entertainment, LLC v. Falls Media, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2010No. 08-56831PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Falls Media, LLC, Justin Heimberg, and David Gomberg (collectively “Falls Media”) appeal the district court’s summary judgment for Appellee Zobmondo Entertainment, LLC (“Zobmondo”) rejecting Falls Media’s action for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related claims arising from Zobmondo’s use of Falls Media’s federally registered trademark, “WOULD YOU RATHER ... ?”. The district court held that “WOULD YOU RATHER ... ?” is not entitled to federal trademark protection because the mark is “merely descriptive” and lacks secondary meaning, and the…
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