Visa International Service Association v. Eastern Financial Federal Credit Union

967 F.2d 596 24 U.S.P.Q.2d 1365 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EASTERN FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55038. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 1, 1992. * Decided June 19, 1992. 1 Before D.W. NELSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellant Visa International Service Association ("Visa") brought this trademark infringement action against appellee Eastern Financial Federal Credit Union ("Eastern"), alleging that Eastern's "MoneyPlus" Mastercard infringed Visa's "Plus System" trademark for its network linking automatic teller machines ("ATMs"). The district court denied Visa's motion for a preliminary injunction preventing Eastern from using "MoneyPlus," and Visa appeals. We affirm. 4 To obtain a preliminary injunction, Visa must show either (1) a probability of success on the merits,…