Rudolph Intern., Inc. v. Realys, Inc.

482 F.3d 1195 RUDOLPH INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California corporation, d/b/a Soft Touch Professional Beauty Products, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REALYS, INC., a California corporation, a/k/a Tropical Shine; Michael Falley, individually and as alter ego of Realys, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-55605. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 2007. Filed April 12, 2007. Lawrence E. Heller, Heller & Edwards, Beverly Hills, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Darrell L. Olson, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, and Valerie L. Kramer, Heinly, Benson, Killian & Kramer, Tustin, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Alicemarie H. Stotler, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-01247-AHS. Before BEEZER and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and THELTON E. HENDERSON, * District Judge. BEEZER, Circuit Judge. 1 In this trademark infringement case, Plaintiff Rudolph International, Inc. ("Rudolph") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Defendant Realys, Inc. ("Realys"). The district court held that the mark "disinfectable" is generic in…