1st Circuit: German Company Must Face Trademark Claims

Mealey's (September 17, 2018, 1:28 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Maine federal judge’s determination that operation of a “highly interactive website” that sells cloud-based services combined with an effort to trademark “Scrutinizer” within the United States constitutes a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction was affirmed Sept. 13 by the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Plixer International Inc. v. Scrutinizer GmbH, No. 18-1195, 1st Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25981)....