9th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Attorney Fees In Trademark, UCL Case

Mealey's (April 2, 2018, 1:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to declare a trademark dispute between operators of Thai restaurants in California “exceptional” under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 30 (Tritaporn Sirisup and Sirisup Inc. v. It’s Thai LLC, et al., No. 16-55875, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8119)....