Legal Opinion

FragranceNet.com, Inc. v. FragranceX.Com, Inc.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided June 12, 2007No. 06-CV-2225 (JFB)(AKT)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BIANCO, District Judge.

Plaintiff FragranceNet.com seeks leave to file a Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a) to add state and federal claims based on FragranceX.com, Inc.’s (“defendant”) alleged misuse of plaintiffs trademark (1) as a keyword to prompt defendant’s appearance as a sponsored link in Google’s search engine and (2) by inclusion of plaintiffs trademark in defendant’s website metatags. Defendant opposes the amendment on futility grounds, arguing that the allegations cannot survive a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss.…

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3Cited by1 opinion

FragranceNet. Com, Inc. v. FragranceX. Com, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2007