Jockey Club, Inc. v. Jockey Club of Las Vegas, Inc.

595 F.2d 1167 202 U.S.P.Q. 241 The JOCKEY CLUB, INC., and Jockey Clubs International, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOCKEY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS, INC., Jockey Club Corp., Sultan Corporation and Scribe Property Group, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 77-1408. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 30, 1979. Leslie D. Taggart (argued), New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants. Roland N. Smoot, Los Angeles, Cal., Leonard I. Gang, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and D. WILLIAMS, * District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants in a suit for trade name and service mark infringement and for unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a). The case was tried before the District Court for the District of Nevada without a jury. Jurisdiction of the district court was founded upon 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1338 . We affirm. 2 Plaintiffs operate condominium apartments with a private membership club on the premises in Miami, Florida. They also operate a hotel in St. Croix and have plans…