Karoun Dairies Inc. v. Los Altos Food Products Inc.

MEMORANDUM **

Karoun Dairies, Inc. (“Karoun”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment orders in favor of Kradjian Importing Company, Inc. (“Kradjian”). The district court granted summary judgment to Kradjian on Karoun’s claims that Kradjian misappropriated trade secrets regarding a cheese recipe in violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Cal. Civ.Code § 3426, that Kradjian’s mark “Byblos California Cheese” infringes Karoun’s mark “Karoun’s California Cheese” under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a), and that Kradjian’s alleged acts of misappropriation and trademark infringement constitute unfair business practices in violation of Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 17200. As the parties are familiar with the facts, procedural history, and arguments, we will not recount them here. We affirm.

We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 578 (9th Cir.2003). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, we must decide whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Id. The district court’s…