Legal Opinion

Dorpan, S.L. v. Hotel Melia, Inc.

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided March 31, 2012No. Civil Nos. 09-1138 (GAG), 09-1188(GAG)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge.

On November 22, 2008, Hotel Meliá, Inc. (“HMI”) filed suit against Dorpan, S.L. (“Dorpan”), Sol Meliá, S.A., (“Sol Meliá”) and Desarrolladora del Norte, S. en C., S.E. (“Desarrolladora”) (collectively “DSD”) in Court of First Instance in Ponce, Puerto Rico. (See Civil No. 09-1188, Docket No. 1-1.) HMI alleged it was entitled to sole use of the term “Meliá”1 in relation to the hotel industry on the island of Puerto Rico. (See id.) On February 27, 2009, DSD removed the case to federal court. (See Civil No. 09-1188, Docket No. 1.) On February 12,…

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