[E-trademarks] Jurisdiction over foreign client accused of TM infringement in the US

[Gerry J. Elman]

Jessica-

Gee, forgive my stupidity, but I'm not aware of something called a WIPO trademark registration. What am I missing?

-Gerry Elman
Elman IP in Denton, Texas



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From: "Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks" <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Date: 11/13/24 5:44 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: "For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice." <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
Cc: "Jessica R. Friedman" <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] Jurisdiction over foreign client accused of TM infringement in the US


  *   Client operates and has offices in France. Client uses CLOUD SECURES (hypothetical) to identify its cybersecurity consulting services and has a WIPO registration for that mark for those services. Occasionally Client provides its services to a US company and, in such cases, may work with a US contractor.



  *   USCo provides cybersecurity consulting services in the U.S. under the mark CLOUD. USCo sends Client a c&d letter accusing Client of infringing its CLOUD trademark by allegedly using CLOUD SECURES here in the U.S.


  *   Without Client’s having an office or agent here, is there any basis for USCo to assert jurisdiction over Client here? Could the US contractors that Client uses be considered its agents so as to confer jurisdiction?



  *   Is there any basis for USCo’s suing Client in France for the trademark infringement that USCo claims Client is committing here?

Jessica R. Friedman
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