Verizon California Inc. v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc.

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568 F. Supp. 2d 1088·2008 WL 2651163·88 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1771·2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84452

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJune 30, 2008CV 08-2463 ABC (Ex)California4,233 words

Opinion

Collins, J.

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (“Motion”), filed June 9, 2008. Defendants filed them opposition to the Motion on June 16, 2008; Plaintiffs filed them reply on June 23, 2008. The hearing on this matter was held on June 30, 2008. Upon consideration of the parties’ submissions, arguments of counsel, and the case file, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion in part, and DENIES it in part, as set forth below.

BACKGROUND

On April 15, 2008, Plaintiffs Verizon California Inc., Verizon Trademark Services LLC, and Verizon Licensing Company (“Plaintiffs”) filed this case against Defendants Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc. and Basic Fusion, Inc. (“Defendants”). The three Plaintiffs are subsidiaries and affiliates of Verizon Communications, Inc., one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. (Declaration of Janis M. Manning in Supp. of Mot. for Prelim. Inj. (“Manning Deck”), ¶ 3.) Verizon Trademark Services LLC (“VTS”) owns the VERIZON and VERIZON WIRELESS trademarks and trade names, as well as logo versions of these marks (collectively, the “VERIZON marks”), for which it has…

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