Opinion ID: 581353
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Heading: The Ninth Circuit's Opinion

Text: 32 After ABC's counterclaims were later dismissed, both Yamaha-America and ABC appealed to the Ninth Circuit. In July 1991, the Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of summary judgment against Yamaha-America. See Yamaha Corp. of Am. v. ABC Int'l Traders, Inc., Nos. 90-55036, -55120, 1991 WL 144474, 1991 U.S.App. LEXIS 17882 (9th Cir. July 30, 1991) [940 F.2d 1537 (table) ] (9th Cir.1991) (Ninth Circuit Opinion ). In an unpublished opinion, the court determined that, with respect to its Lanham Act claims, although Yamaha-America had belatedly attempted to distinguish NEC Electronics by suggesting that the products imported by ABC were physically different in material ways from those imported by Yamaha-America, this argument was untimely raised in the motion for reconsideration and proffered only in the form of a lawyer's affidavit. Judge Lew did not err in granting summary judgment against Yamaha on the trademark claims. Id. 1991 WL 144474 at  1, 1991 U.S.App. LEXIS 17882 at  4. 33 With respect to Yamaha-America's Tariff Act claims, the Court of Appeals concluded that 34 [t]he district court also correctly granted summary judgment in favor of ABC on Yamaha's claims under the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. § 526, which prohibits the importation of foreign made goods bearing a trademark owned by a United States corporation.... We affirm the district court's determination that the regulation leaves no room for Yamaha's Tariff Act claim. Id. 5