Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport v. SPI Spirits Ltd.

SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants the Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (“FTE”), a state-chartered entity of the Russian Federation, and OAO “Moscow Distillery Cristall” (“Cristall”), FTE’s exclusive licensee (FTE and Cristall together, “plaintiffs”) appeal from the judgment of the District Court (Daniels, Judge) dismissing their claims for trademark infringement against defendants SPI Spirits Limited and other related individuals and corporations (together, “defendants”). Plaintiffs’ infringement claims rest on a theory that defendants misappropriated and, since…