Legal Opinion
Trader Joe's Co. v. Michael Hallatt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2016No. 14-35035PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
This trademark infringement case turns on the extraterritorial .reach of the Lan-ham Act. It is uncontested that Defendant Michael Norman Hallatt purchases Trader Joe’s-branded goods in Washington state, transports them to Canada, and resells them there in a store he designed to mimic a Trader Joe’s store. Trader Joe’s sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act and Washington state law. The district court recognized that the Lanham Act can apply to conduct that occurs abroad, but it dismissed the Lanham Act claims for lack of…
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