Legal Opinion
Madaket LLC v. Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 21, 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 For sixteen years, Plaintiff Madaket LLC has owned and operated Mexican restaurants here in Washington (and more recently on Nantucket) called Surfside. As of 2016, it has done so as the proud owner of a trademark registration for the SURFSIDE mark. Plaintiff brought this suit against Defendant Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC alleging trademark infringement when the latter began using the name Surfside to sell…
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