Creagri, Inc. v. Usana Health Sciences, Inc.

474 F.3d 626 CREAGRI, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-counter-claim-defendant-Appellant, v. USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC., a Utah corporation, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellee. No. 05-15305. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 6, 2006. Filed January 16, 2007. Robin M. Pearson (argued) and Antonio Valla, Gillis, Valla & Dalsin, Lafayette, CA, together with William J. Baron and Katheryn C. Ashton, Duane Morris LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-counter-claim-defendant-appellant. James W. Kinnear (argued), Holme, Roberts & Owen, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-counter-claimant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Maxine M. Chesney, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-3216-MMC. Before NOONAN, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge. 1 In a contest involving competing products claiming trademark priority, the district court determined, in order to acquire priority, a "use in commerce" means a lawful use—here, a use compliant with federal labeling requirements. We agree. BACKGROUND 2 In the spring of 2001,…