Intellectual Property,
Labor/Employment
Jan. 18, 2024
Judge: Trader Joe’s trade mark claims close to frivolous
The Trader Joe’s complaint was filed amid union organizing across the country, noted U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera. The company said it was concerned that the union selling Trader Joe’s branded items would confuse customers.
A federal judge in Los Angeles referred to a Trader Joe’s trademark complaint about merchandise sold by its employee union as “dangerously” close to being frivolous and dismissed it on grounds that it did not meet a consumer confusion condition in the Lanham Act.
The Trader Joe’s complaint also sought injunctive relief, which U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera denied under the Norris-LaGuardia Act — which bars courts from issuing business ...
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