Legal Opinion
Mavrix Photo, Inc. v. Brand Technologies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2011No. 09-56134PublishedCited by 590 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Mavrix Photo, Inc. (“Mavrix”) sued Brand Technologies, Inc. and its CEO, Brad Mandell (collectively, “Brand”), in federal district court for the Central District of California, alleging that Brand infringed Mavrix’s copyright by posting its copyrighted photos on its website. Brand moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2). The district court denied Mavrix’s motion for jurisdictional discovery and granted Brand’s motion to dismiss. We reverse. We hold that Brand is not subject to general personal jurisdiction in California,…
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