Bosley Medical Institute, Inc. v. Kremer
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Bosley Medical Institute v. Kremer, No. 04-55962 is a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed, reversed and remanded the rulings of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, holding that defendant, Michael Kremer, could not be held liable for trademark infringement or dilution for his use of the Bosley Medical Group's name in creating a website that was critical of the company's business practices.
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Bosley Medical Institute v. Kremer | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Bosley Medical Institute, Inc., and Bosley Medical Group, S.C., v. Michael Steven Kremer |
Argued | March 8 2005 |
Decided | April 4 2005 |
Citation(s) | 403 F.3d 672 |
Holding | |
Defendant Michael Kremer cannot be held liable for trademark infringement or dilution for his critical use of the Bosley Medical Group's trademarks, affirming the District Court holding. Bosley is not liable for the Anti-SLAPP violation because they did not violate Kremer's free speech. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | William Q. Hayes, |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. § 1291 |
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