Litigation

Arkansas Trademark Infringement Case Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction

By H. William Allen et al.

The Western District of Arkansas dismissed a trademark case for lack of jurisdiction in Flexible Staffing Services, Inc. v. Integro Employment Services, Inc., 2008 WL 1928827 (W.D. Ark. 4/29/08) (previously posted 1/23/08). Integro filed an Arkansas state trademark case against one of FSS's affiliates in Northwest Arkansas. The district court held the federal action was really a response to the state action raising a federal defense. The court held it had no jurisdiction over the dispute and dismissed the federal action.

Full post as published by Arkansas Business Litigation Blog on May 08, 2008 (boomark / email).