Legal Opinion
Rhoades v. Avon Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2007No. 05-56047PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
In this trademark declaratory relief action, we must decide whether the district court properly dismissed Plaintiffs’ case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In their complaint, Plaintiffs sought a declaration that several of their trademarks did not infringe on Defendant’s registered marks. The jurisdictional issue turns on whether Plaintiffs alleged a constitutionally sufficient case or controversy in their First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). We must also decide whether related proceedings that were pending before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) provided…
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