Siematic Mobelwerke GmbH & Co. KG v. Siematic Corp.

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

I. Background 1

Plaintiff SieMatic Mobelwerke GmbH & Co. KG (“SM Germany”) is a German corporation that manufacturers, markets, and sells kitchen cabinetry throughout the world. Defendant SieMatic Corporation (“SMC”) is a Georgia corporation, that sold products manufactured by SM Germany in North America. 2 Both SMC and SM Germany were owned and controlled by AW Siekmann until 1997, at which time AW Siekmann transferred ownership of SMC to his son, defendant Frank Siekmann, and ownership of SM Germany to his other son, counterclaim defendant Ulrich…