M2 Software, Inc. v. Madacy Entertainment

421 F.3d 1073 M2 SOFTWARE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MADACY ENTERTAINMENT, A CORPORATION e/s/a Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc.; Handleman Company, a corporation; SFX Entertainment, a corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-55957. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 7, 2005. Filed August 31, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Mark L. Pettinari, San Francisco, CA (argued), and Toula Arvanitis-Dalpe, Anahem Hills, CA (brief), for the plaintiff-appellant. Robert H. Rotstein, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; A. Howard Matz, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No.CV-00-02853-AHM. Before PREGERSON, CANBY, JR., and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge. I. OVERVIEW 1 Plaintiff-Appellant M2 Software, Inc. ("M2 Software") is the owner of M2, a federally registered trademark that is used in conjunction with business management and interactive media application goods and services for the film and music industry. Defendants-Appellees Madacy Entertainment, Handleman…