Legal Opinion
McBee v. Delica Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 2, 2005No. 04-2733PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
It has long been settled that the Lan-ham Act can, in appropriate cases, be applied extraterritorially. See Steele v. Butova Watch Co., 344 U.S. 280, 73 S.Ct. 252, 97 L.Ed. 319 (1952). This case, dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, requires us, as a matter of first impression for this circuit, to lay out a framework for determining when such extraterritorial use of the Lanham Act is proper.
In doing so, we choose not to adopt the formulations used by various other circuits. See, e.g., Reebok Int'l, Ltd. v. Marnatech Enters., 970 F.2d 552, 554-57 (9th…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by135 opinions
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