Legal Opinion
Madaket LLC v. Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 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, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION For sixteen years, Plaintiff Madaket LLC has owned and operated Mexican restaurants named Surfside here in the District. As of 2016, it has done so as the proud owner of a trademark registration for the SURFSIDE mark. In October 2023, Plaintiff brought this trademark-infringement suit against Sweet Grace Distilling Company LLC for its use of the Surfside name to sell its canned cocktails. See ECF No. 1…
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