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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS v. INVERIZON INTERN., INC.

No. 01-3503.

295 F.3d 870 (2002)

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; Verizon Trademark Services, LLC, formerly known as Bell Atlantic Trademark Services, LLC, Appellants, v. INVERIZON INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan Cherrick, argued, St. Louis, MO (Jeffrey R. Fink, St. Louis, MO, Roberta L. Horton, Rebecca Nassab, Washington, DC and Leonard C. Suchyta, New York City, on the brief), for appellants.

Jeffrey J. Lowe, argued, St. Louis, MO, (Francis J. Flynn, Jr., on the brief), for appellee.

Before: HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and BYE, Circuit Judges.

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Verizon Communications, Inc. and Verizon Trademark Services, LLC (collectively "Verizon") appeal the district court's decision to stay this declaratory judgment action pending resolution of a state court action filed by Inverizon International, Inc. ("Inverizon"). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

On July 25, 2000, Inverizon sent a cease and desist letter to Verizon, demanding that it refrain from using the...

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