Playmakers Llc v. Espn, Inc.

376 F.3d 894 PLAYMAKERS LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ESPN, INC., a Delaware corporation; ABC Cable Networks Group, a California corporation; Orly Adelson Productions, Inc., a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-35031. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 10, 2004. Filed July 15, 2004. O. Yale Lewis, Jr., Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellant. Robert L. Raskopf, White & Case, LLP, New York, NY, and Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, WA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-02894-MJP. Before PREGERSON, THOMPSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge. 1 PlayMakers, LLC ("LLC") appeals the district court's denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction in its trade-mark infringement action against ESPN, Inc. ("ESPN"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1), and we affirm. I. Background 2 LLC, formed in 1997, holds two registered trademarks involving the word "Playmakers" for "agency services, namely,…