Solar Systems & Peripherals, Inc. v. Solarcom Holdings

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff-Appellant Solar Systems and Peripherals, Inc. (“Solar Systems”) appeals an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Solarcom Holdings, Inc. (“Solarcom”) in Solar Systems’ trademark infringement action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . 1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

The district court’s grant of summary judgment is subject to de novo review. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. v. Smith, 279 F.3d 1135, 1139-40 (9th Cir.2002). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Id. at 1140 . “ ‘Because of the intensely factual nature of trademark disputes, summary judgment is generally disfavored in the trademark arena.’ ” Id. (quoting Interstellar Starship Servs., Ltd. v. Epix, Inc., 184 F.3d 1107, 1109 (9th Cir.1999), cert, denied, 528 U.S. 1155 , 120 S.Ct. 1161 , 145 L.Ed.2d 1073 (2000)).

DISCUSSION

I. Federal Claims

In order to establish a claim under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a), the *188…