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GRACIE v. GRACIE

Nos. 98-15672, 98-16386.

217 F.3d 1060 (2000)

Carley GRACIE, an individual; Gracie USA, a California corporation, Plaintiffs-counter-defendants-Appellants, v. Rorion GRACIE; Brajitsu, a California corporation; W.O.W. Promotions; Semaphore Entertainment Group, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted January 27, 2000.

Filed July 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann McFarland Draper, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Anthony L. Head, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: ALDISERT, O'SCANNLAIN, and MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must resolve a variety of issues in this complex trademark litigation arising out of the U.S. activities of two members of the large and prominent Gracie family of Brazil, known for popularizing, competing in, and teaching a form of the martial art jiu-jitsu.

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Carley Gracie ("Carley") and Rorion Gracie ("Rorion")2 are first cousins. More than 38 members of this Brazilian family have been...

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