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BLUMENTHAL DISTRIBUTING, INC. v. HERMAN MILLER

Nos. 18-56471, 18-56493.

963 F.3d 859 (2020)

BLUMENTHAL DISTRIBUTING, INC., dba Office Star, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. HERMAN MILLER, INC., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 25, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Dillard (argued), Sami I. Schilly , and Michael A. Koplow , Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Glendale, California, for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Jonathan E. Moskin (argued), Foley & Lardner LLP, New York, New York; Jean-Paul Ciardullo (argued) and Eva K. Freel , Foley & Lardner LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Friedland.

OPINION

Herman Miller, Inc. ("HM") sells Eames chairs and Aeron chairs. On December 13, 2013, HM sent a cease-and-desist letter to Blumenthal Distributing, Inc., d/b/a Office Star Products ("OSP"), accusing OSP of selling "knockoff" chairs that look like HM's Eames and Aeron chairs. The letter alleged infringement...

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