Virginia Federal Judge: Third-Party, Online Sales Do Not Confer Jurisdiction

(December 28, 2016, 10:51 AM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A defendant’s distribution of allegedly infringing smart phone and tablet applications through third-party, online retailers is an insufficient basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction in a trademark case, a Virginia federal judge ruled Dec. 22 (Michael Zaletel v. Prisma Labs Inc., No. 16-1230, E.D. Va.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177730)....