SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC v. APPLE INC.

No. 20-15241.

4 F.4th 811 (2021)

SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. APPLE INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kelly (argued) and John M. Pierce , Pierce Bainbridge P.C., Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dale Cendali (argued) and Mary Mazzello , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York; Diana M. Torres and Lauren Schweitzer , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, California; Megan I. McKeown , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Houston, Texas; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Michael D. Hawkins and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Jane A. Restani, Judge.


OPINION

This case involves a trademark dispute between Defendant-Appellee Apple Inc. (Apple) and Plaintiff-Appellant Social Technologies LLC (Social Tech) over the use of the MEMOJI mark under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. Social Tech challenges the district court's decision to grant summary judgment...

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