HANSEN BEVERAGE CO. v. NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.

No. 06-56390.

493 F.3d 1074 (2007)

HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, dba Monster Beverage Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP., a Delaware corporation; Shasta Beverages Inc., a Delaware corporation; Newbevco Inc., a Delaware corp.; Freek'N Beverage Corp., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Swinton, Kristine L. Wilkes, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA; Elliot H. Scherker, Greenberg Traurig PA, Miami, FL, for the defendants-appellants.

John B. Sganga, Jr., Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR. and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and SUZANNE B. CONLON, District Judge.


CANBY, Circuit Judge:

National Beverage Corporation, Shasta Beverages, Inc., NewBevCo., Inc., and Freek'N Beverage Corporation (collectively, "National") appeal the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction prohibiting National from infringing upon the trade dress of Hansen Beverage Company's line of "Monster" energy drinks. The preliminary injunction restrains National, inter alia, from selling or marketing its line of "Freek" energy drinks in their...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases