Intellectual Property
Trademark Infringement
Energy Drink
Playboy Enterprises International Inc. v. Play Beverages LLC, Cirtran Beverage Corporation, CirTran Corporation
Published: Feb. 16, 2013 | Result Date: Jan. 30, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:12-cv-10590 Bench Decision – Dismissal
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Richard J. Frey
(Nixon Peabody LLP)
Tamany Jean VinsonBentz
(DLA Piper LLP)
Defendant
Kent J. Schmidt
(Dorsey & Whitney LLP)
Facts
Playboy Enterprises International Inc. filed a trademark lawsuit against Play Beverages LLC, seeking an injunction to stop Play Beverages from selling the Playboy Energy Drink.
Result
The Court denied Playboy's motion and dismissed the case, finding that Playboy's lawsuit was inappropriate under the forum selection clause of the license agreement between Playboy and Play Beverages.
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