Legal Opinion

Whaleco Inc. v. Shein Technology LLC

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 9, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-3706Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHALECO INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-3706 (TJK) SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER The parties in this case are competing online marketplaces that offer “ultra-fast fashion” products for sale, most of which are manufactured by third-party suppliers in China. And to hear the other one tell it, each are abusing American intellectual property law as part of the way they operate their businesses. Plaintiff, which does business under the name “Temu,” says that since it entered the American market…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  5. Sherley v. SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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