The owners of the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas are claiming a small legal victory over the fight to use the Plaza trademark.

A federal judge ruled Monday that the trademark case will stay in Clark County District Court, instead of being heard in federal court.

Tamares Las Vegas Properties LLC says that better protects its rights to use the Plaza name for its more than 30-year-old casino in downtown Las Vegas.

Tamares sued Elad IDB Las Vegas in August over its plans to build a multibillion-dollar casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip using The Plaza brand.

Tamares' attorney Harry Braunstein says his company's case is based on state trademark registration rights and the common law that it has built up goodwill in Nevada over three decades.

Elad IDB spokeswoman Michelle Tsang said the venue did not affect the case and she said the claim was without merit.
   
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