Reebok International, Ltd. v. Marnatech Enterprises, Inc.

970 F.2d 552 61 USLW 2093 , 22 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1314 , 23 U.S.P.Q.2d 1377 REEBOK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (a Massachusetts Corporation) and Reebok International Limited (a Limited Company of the United Kingdom), Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MARNATECH ENTERPRISES, INC., Conatech, S.A. de C.V., Nathan Betech, Various John Does, Jane Does and ABC Companies, Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-55400. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1991. Decided July 2, 1992. Neil A. Smith, Limbach & Limbach, San Francisco, Cal., Harley I. Lewin, and G. Roxanne Elings, Lewin & Laytin, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellees. Robert G. Dyer, Law Offices of Robert G. Dyer, San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Before: REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge. * REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellees ("Reebok") manufacture and sell a fashionable brand of shoes both in America and abroad. They also are the owners of federally registered REEBOK, STRIPECHECK design and STARCREST design trademarks for footwear and apparel, and own registrations for these trademarks in Mexico as well. During the time period relevant to this appeal, appellees…