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WYSONG CORP. v. APN, INC.

Case Nos. 16-11821, 16-11823, 16-11825, 16-11826, 16-11827, 16-11832.

266 F.Supp.3d 1058 (2017)

WYSONG CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. APN, INCORPORATED, Defendant. Wysong Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Big Heart Pet Brands, and JM Smucker Company, Defendants. Wysong Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Incorporated, Defendant. Wysong Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Mars Petcare US, Incorporated, Defendant. Wysong Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, Defendant. Wysong Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

Signed July 20, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 1125
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dargan M. Ware , Dudley F. Davis , Wesley W. Barnett , Davis & Norris LLP, Birmingham, AL, Hugh R. LeFevre , LeFevre & LeFevre, PLLC, Saginaw, MI, for Plaintiff.

Christopher M. Verdini , Curtis B. Krasik , K & L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Jamie H. Nisidis , Braun, Kendrick, Saginaw, MI, for Defendant.

Kerry C. Donovan and Ronald Y. Rothstein of Winston & Strawn LLP (New York, NY and Chicago, IL) and Craig W. Horn of Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner P.L.C. (Saginaw, MI), for Big Heart Pet Brands and JM Smucker Company.

Carlos M. Lazatin , Hannah Y.S. Chanoine , and Richard B. Goetz of O'Melveny & Myers LLP (New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA) and Robert J. Wierenga of Schiff Hardin LLP (Ann Arbor, MI), for Hill's Pet Nutrition, Incorporated.

John J. Dabney and Mary D. Hallerman of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, (Wash., D.C.) and Peter A. Poznak of Poznak Dyer Kanar Garchow PLC, (Midland, MI), for Mars Petcare US, Incorporated.

Carmine R. Zarlenga , Dale J. Giali , and Keri E. Borders of Mayer Brown LLP, (Wash., D.C. and Los Angeles, CA), James C. Lester and Thomas W. Thagard of Maynard Cooper & Gale, P.C. (Birmingham, AL), and Jonathan E. Lauderbach of Warner Norcross & Judd, (Midland, MI), for Nestle Purina Petcare Company.

Paul J. Ferak and Robert J. Herrington of Greenberg Traurig (Los Angeles, CA) and Edward H. Pappas and Erin M. Pawlowski of Dickinson Wright, (Troy, MI), for Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated.

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS

In these six actions, Plaintiff Wysong Corporation, a pet food manufacturer, claims that six of its alleged competitors engage in deceptive marketing practices...

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