9th Circuit Clarifies: Damages Not Available In Hookah Trademark Case

Mealey's (July 25, 2018, 11:25 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge did not err in reconsidering an earlier summary judgment holding upon finding that a trademark infringement plaintiff sought and won damages for trademarks that were not yet registered at the time they were counterfeited, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 24 (Kaloud Inc. v. Shisha Land Wholesale Inc., Nos. 16-56138, -56401, -56500, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20603)....