Divided Panel: Personal Jurisdiction Exists In California Trademark Case

Mealey's (September 12, 2018, 12:39 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Although affirming a California federal judge’s finding that it possesses subject matter jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment action involving the right to use the “Delphix” trademark, a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 11 reversed the same judge’s determination that personal jurisdiction over a defendant is lacking (Delphix Corp. v. Embarcadero Technologies Inc., No. 16-16572, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25721)....