Legal Opinion
Hayes v. FM Broadcast Station Wett
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 18, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-0740PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this case brings suit against a radio station whose call sign, he claims, infringes on his trademarks. There are difficult questions regarding the viability of that claim and this court’s subject matter jurisdiction to hear it, but the plaintiff has not established the court’s personal jurisdiction over the defendants. The court will therefore dismiss his case rather than reaching those larger issues.
I. BACKGROUND
Alan Hayes, the plaintiff in this case, alleges that he owns, uses, and has registered a U.S. trademark for…
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