DAVIS v. WALT DISNEY CO.

No. 05-1999.

430 F.3d 901 (2005)

Leslie A. DAVIS, in his capacity as President of Earth Protector Licensing Corporation and Earth Protector, Inc.; Earth Protector Licensing Corporation; Earth Protector, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The WALT DISNEY COMPANY; Disney Channel; ABC, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan A. Busch, argued, St. Louis Park, MN, for appellant.

Paul Barry Klaas, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Sri K. Sankaran and Heather D. Redmond, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendants on a claim of trademark infringement.1 We affirm.

I. Background

Leslie Davis is the founder and president of an environmental advocacy organization called Earth Protector, Inc. He owns a registered federal trademark for the term "Earth Protector" on books, pamphlets, and other printed material. Davis attempted...

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