Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. Creative House Promotions, Inc., Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. Creative House Promotions, Inc.

944 F.2d 1446 60 USLW 2174 , 1991 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,767 , 19 U.S.P.Q.2d 1491 ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREATIVE HOUSE PROMOTIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CREATIVE HOUSE PROMOTIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 90-55006, 90-55144. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1991. Decided July 31, 1991. As Amended Oct. 2, 1991. Louis P. Petrich, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant, cross appellee. Eric Olson, Halstead, Baker & Olson, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee, cross appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PREGERSON, HALL and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant-cross-appellee Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("the Academy") brought an action in the district court for copyright and trademark infringement and related state law claims against appellee-cross-appellant Creative House Promotions, Inc. ("Creative House") for marketing the "Star Award," a gold figure closely resembling the…