WATTS HEALTH SYSTEMS v. UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP.

No. CV 96-5177 DT (CTx).

960 F.Supp. 1431 (1996)

WATTS HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., a California non-profit corporation, Watts Health Foundation, Inc. d/b/a United Health Plan, a California non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation, and United Healthcare of California, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

August 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd T. Alberstone, Katten Muchin & Zavis, Los Angeles, CA, Floyd A. Mandell, Elizabeth S. Berghoff, Kristin J. Achterhof, Katten Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, Laurence M. Berman, Lise D. Hamilton, Jeffrey N. Mausner, Berman Blanchard Mausner & Resser, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs.

Robert E. Freitas, Christopher Steven Ruhland, Bradley Scott Miller, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.


TEVRIZIAN, District Judge.

Background

1. Factual Summary.

This action concerns the alleged infringement of plaintiffs Watts Health Systems, Inc. and Watts Health Foundation, Inc.'s (collectively "Watts") service mark "United Health Plan"1 by defendants United Healthcare Corporation and United Healthcare of California, Inc. (collectively "United").

Watts consists of two non-profit organizations...

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