Manetti-Farrow, Inc. v. Gucci America, Inc.

858 F.2d 509 MANETTI-FARROW, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUCCI AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation; Gucci Parfums S.p.A., an Italian corporation; Guccio Gucci S.p.A., an Italian corporation; Maurizio Gucci, Dr.; Domenico De Sole; Giovanni Vittorio Pilone, Dr., Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-1988. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 10, 1988. Decided Sept. 28, 1988. Richard D. Rosenberg, Alioto & Alioto, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant. Edwin B. Mishkin, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City, for defendant/appellee Gucci America. Patrick J. Mahoney, Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatum, San Francisco, Cal., for remaining defendants/appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before FARRIS, BRUNETTI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Manetti-Farrow, Inc. ("Manetti-Farrow") appeals the dismissal of its complaint against Gucci Parfums, S.p.A. ("Gucci Parfums"), Gucci America, Inc. ("Gucci America"), Guccio Gucci, S.p.A. ("Guccio Gucci"), and three individual directors of the various Gucci…