United States v. Bechthold

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• holding that a former Playboy model’s use of the words “playboy” and “playmate” in headlines and banner advertisements on her website was a nominative fair use
• finding that the fact that defendant’s website included a clear disclaimer of any connection to plaintiff satisfied this prong of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ test for nominative fair use
• “[D]efendant’s 16 banner advertisements and headlines satisfy [the second] element because they use only 17 the trademarked words, not the font or symbols associated with the trademarks.”

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