United States Ninth Circuit
JL Beverage Co, LLC v. Jim Beam Brands Co., 13-17382
In an action claiming of trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition brought under the Lanham Act and Nevada state law by a beverage company-plaintiff, which sells a competing line of flavored vodkas, the District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is reversed where the district court erred in: 1) failing to place the burden of proof on defendant, the moving party; 2) failing to view the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff; and 3) never analyzing whether a genuine dispute of material fact existed.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/07/14
Judges
- WALLACE
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit