U.S. SEARCH, LLC v. U.S. SEARCH.COM INC.

Nos. 01-1285, 01-1782.

300 F.3d 517 (2002)

U.S. SEARCH, LLC, a Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. US SEARCH.COM INCORPORATED, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. U.S. Search, LLC, a Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. US Search.Com Incorporated, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Bradford Elby Kile, Kile, Goekjian, Lerner & Reed, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Roger E. Warin, Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Andrew J. Sloniewsky, Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before MICHAEL and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and BEEZER, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Senior Judge BEEZER joined.

OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge.

U.S. Search, LLC (LLC) brought this action against U.S. Search.com, Inc. (DotCom) alleging false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and unfair competition under Virginia common law. LLC, claiming first use of the mark "U.S. Search," sought to enjoin DotCom from using...

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