Legal Opinion
Hokto Kinoko Company v. Concord Farms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 24, 2013No. 11-56461PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
In this trademark infringement action, Hokto Kinoko Co. (Hokto USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hokuto Co., Ltd. (Ho-kuto Japan), sued Concord Farms, Inc. (Concord Farms) for violating its rights to marks under which it markets its Certified Organic Mushrooms, which are produced in the United States. Hokto USA claimed that Concord Farms wrongly imported and marketed mushrooms under its marks for Certified Organic Mushrooms, but which were cultivated in Japan by Hokuto Japan under nonorganic standards. Concord Farms counterclaimed against Hokto USA and Hokuto…
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