Legal Opinion
Clear! Blue, LLC v. Clear Blue, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided November 7, 2007No. Civil 07-13506PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN FEIKENS, District Judge.
On August 16, 2007, Clear Blue, Inc. (“Clear Blue”) filed suit against ClearlBlue, LLC (“C!B”) 1 in the Western District of North Carolina. Four days later, on August 20, 2007, C!B filed this declaratory judgment action against Clear Blue in the Eastern District of Michigan. Both suits center on whether C!B has infringed Clear Blue’s trademarks. Clear Blue has moved this Court to dismiss this action for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, and pursuant to the first-to-file rule. For the reasons set forth below, I GRANT Clear Blue’s…
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