Legal Opinion
Republic Technologies (NA), LLC v. BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLC
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 26, 2016No. 16 C 3401PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge
Before me is a motion by defendant BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP, d/b/a HBI International (“HBI”) to transfer this action to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. For the reasons below, the motion is denied.
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Plaintiffs Republic Technologies (NA), LLC and Republic Tobacco, L.P. ■ (together, “Republic”) filed this suit against HBI in March 2016, seeking a declaratory judgment that-HBI owns no protectable interest in its trade dress, or that Republic has not infringed HBI’s trade dress rights. HBI moved to…
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