Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church Of Self-Realization

59 F.3d 902 35 U.S.P.Q.2d 1342 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8929 SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. ANANDA CHURCH OF SELF-REALIZATION, a California corporation, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. Nos. 93-16345, 93-16570. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 4, 1995. Decided July 6, 1995. James P. Clark and Howard A. Jacobson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellant. Jon R. Parsons, Palo Alto, CA, and Sheila Rush, Mountain View, CA, for defendant-counter-claimant-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: BRUNETTI, THOMPSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 The Self-Realization Fellowship Church (SRF) sued the Ananda Church of Self-Realization (CSR) for infringing its trademarks and trade names for terms like "Self-realization." The district court dissolved a preliminary injunction enjoining CSR from infringing on SRF's trade names and marks, and SRF appeals. We affirm the order dissolving the injunction with respect to some of the marks and reverse…