BE2 LLC v. IVANOV

No. 10-2980.

642 F.3d 555 (2011)

BE2 LLC and be2 Holding, A.G., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nikolay V. IVANOV, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeana R. Lervick (submitted), Attorney, Greer, Burns & Crain, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Nick Ivanov (submitted), Mahwah, NJ, pro se.

Before FLAUM, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

One online matchmaking service has sued another for trademark infringement. The issue on appeal is whether the defendant's Internet activity made him susceptible to personal jurisdiction in Illinois for claims arising from that activity. We conclude that it did not, so we reverse and remand with directions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.

We set out the facts as they appear in the complaint. Plaintiff be2 LLC is a Delaware...

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