9th Circuit Agrees: Trademark Infringement Claims Were Untimely

Mealey's (May 20, 2019, 12:11 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge’s denial of post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law and a permanent injunction was not erroneous, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 17, because although a plaintiff’s trademark was willfully infringed, the plaintiff filed suit outside the relevant statute of limitations (A.C.T. 898 Products Inc. v. W.S. Industries Inc., No. 17-56046, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14689)....