Legal Opinion
Kroma Makeup EU, LLC v. Boldface Licensing + Branding, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 2019No. 17-14211PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Judge:
*706 Plaintiff-Appellant Kroma Makeup EU, LLC ("Kroma EU") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment based on its finding that Kroma EU lacked standing to enforce the KROMA trademark. Because Kroma EU does not have sufficient rights in the mark to sue under the Lanham Act, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
Kroma EU is the former European distributor of cosmetics products using the federally registered mark, KROMA. The owner and registrant of the mark is By Lee Tillett, Inc. ("Tillett") and the rights to use the KROMA mark in the United States rest…
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