MISS UNIVERSE, L.P., LLLP v. VILLEGAS

No. 06 Civ. 4977.

672 F.Supp.2d 575 (2009)

MISS UNIVERSE, L.P., LLLP, Plaintiff, v. Virgelia B. VILLEGAS and Virgelia, Productions, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea Lynne Calvaruso, Marya Lenn Yee, Donovan & Yee LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Gabrielle Rae Schaich, Farrell Fritz, P.C., Uniondale, NY, James Matthew Wicks, David Anthony Scheffel, Ellis & Venable, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, Monica McCarroll, Willis & Young, P.C., Jersey City, NJ, Patrick R. Hanes, Williams Mullen, Richmond, VA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge.

Miss Universe, owner of the pageant and trademark "Miss USA," brought this action against Virgelia Villegas and his production company (collectively, "defendants") for their use of the mark "Miss Asia USA." Miss Universe alleged trademark infringement under Section 32 of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq. ("Lanham Act" or "Act"); unfair competition...

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