Legal Opinion
Madaket LLC v. Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2023-2928Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MADAKET LLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-2928 (JEB) SWEET GRACE DISTILLING COMPANY LLC, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The settlement negotiations in this trademark case — which one might call a tale of two Surfsides — were, to borrow from Dickens, the best of times until they were the worst of times. For sixteen years, Plaintiff Madaket LLC has owned and operated Mexican restaurants here in Washington (and more recently on Nantucket) called Surfside. Defendant Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC launched a line of canned cocktails…
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- Simon v. Circle Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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