David M. Valentine Valvring Oil Corp. v. Ashland Oil, Inc.

19 F.3d 1442 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David M. VALENTINE; Valvring Oil Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ASHLAND OIL, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-56118. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. Decided March 24, 1994. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the Central District of California, D.C. NO. CV-90-6094-WDK; William D. Keller, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.CAL. AFFIRMED. BEFORE: BROWNING, FERGUSON, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant Ashland Oil, Inc. appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Plaintiff David M. Valentine on three grounds. First, Ashland Oil contends that plaintiff Valentine had no standing to sue in district court because he failed to overcome the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (TTAB) finding that he lacked title to the Valvring trademark registration. Second, Ashland Oil contends that the district court committed plain error because…