9th Circuit Partly Affirms, Partly Reverses In Trademark Row

Mealey's (January 7, 2020, 7:06 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Dec. 27 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal by a California federal judge, on claim preclusion grounds, of allegations that a trademark relating to sesame seed oil was infringed (V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils v. Meenakshi Overseas LLC, No. 18-16071, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38551)....