Yanilov

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR RULE 56(f) CONTINUANCE

This matter comes before the Court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and the plaintiffs’ motion to continue summary judgment. After reviewing and considering the parties’ papers, the Court grants in part and denies in part the defendants’ motion and denies the plaintiffs’ motion pursuant to Rule 56(f).

I. BACKGROUND

The plaintiff Krav Maga Association of America, Inc. (“KMAA”) provides instructional courses for an Israeli self-defense system known as krav maga (the “krav maga system”). The krav maga system was created by Imi Lichtenfeld (“Lichten-feld”) in Israel in 1948. In 1981, KMAA’s founder, Darren Levine (“Levine”), learned the krav maga system from Li-chtenfeld and Eyal Yanilov (“Yanilov”).

In 1982, Levine began developing the krav maga system in the United States. In 1984, Levine established KMAA and began promoting the krav maga system under the following trademarks: (1) KRAV MAGA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, (2) KRAV MAGA WORLDWIDE, (3) KRAV MAGA, and (4) the “Koof-Mem” logo (collectively the “KRAV MAGA Marks”). The…