Intellectual Property
Trademark Infringement
Trademark Dilution
Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC v. Mr. Tuna Inc.
Published: Jan. 26, 2013 | Result Date: Apr. 19, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:2011-cv-01026 Bench Verdict – $9,800,000
Court
USDC Southern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Seth A. Gold
(Barnes & Thornburg LLP)
Defendant
Frank J. Revere
(Revere & Wallace)
Facts
Mr. Tuna Inc. was a New York-based seafood company that sold canned fish products bearing the mark "King of the Sea" on its website kingoftheseatuna.com and the website Amazon.com. Tri-Union Seafoods LLC sued Mr. Tuna for trademark infringement, claiming that Mr. Tuna's "King of the Sea" infringed Tri-Union's famous "Chicken of the Sea" mark and constituted a breach of the parties' written settlement agreement from a prior litigation.
Result
A $9.8 million judgment was rendered in favor of Tri-Union.
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