PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC. v. WELLES

Nos. 00-55009, 00-55229, 00-55537 and 00-55538.

279 F.3d 796 (2002)

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terri WELLES, an individual; Terri Welles, Inc., a California corporation; Stephen Huntington, an individual; Michael Mihalko, an individual; Pippi, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees. Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terri Welles, an individual; Terri Welles, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Stephen Huntington, an individual; Michael Mihalko, an individual; Pippi, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants. Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Terri Welles, an individual; Terri Welles, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants, and Pippi, Inc., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Terri Welles, an individual, Defendant, and Michael Mihalko, an individual; Stephen Huntington, an individual, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Glassman, Glassman, Browning & Saltsman, Beverly Hills, California; Ronald M. Johnston, Blanc Williams Johnston & Kronstadt, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Barry G. Felder, Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

David J. Noonan, Post Kirby Noonan & Sweat LLP, San Diego, California; Jay S. Kopelowitz, Kopelowitz & Associates, San Diego, California; Darren J. Quinn, Law Offices of Darren J. Quinn, San Diego, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: B. FLETCHER, T.G. NELSON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.


T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment as to its claims of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract against Terri Welles; Terri Welles, Inc.; Pippi, Inc.; and Welles' current and former "webmasters," Steven Huntington and Michael Mihalko. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm in part and reverse in part.

In a separate memorandum...

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