Minka Lighting, LLC v. Wangs Alliance Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
INTRODUCTION
On April 8, 2024, plaintiff Minka Lighting, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed the operative Complaint against defendant Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a WAC Lighting (“Defendant”) in San Bernardino County Superior Court, asserting common law trade dress infringement and related claims arising from Defendant’s alleged use of Plaintiff’s ceiling fan designs. ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1-3 (“Compl.”). On May 7, 2024, the action was removed to this Court. Dkt. 1.
On May 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion for Remand or, Alternatively, Joinder (“Motion”). Dkt. 18. The Court finds this matter appropriate for resolution without oral argument. See FED. R. CIV. P. 78(b); L.R. 7-15. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion is
GRANTED.
II.
BACKGROUND
A. RELEVANT FACTS
As alleged in the Complaint, Plaintiff and Defendant are direct competitors in the United States ceiling fan market. Compl. ¶¶ 6-8, 11. Plaintiff is a California limited liability company with its principal place of business in Newport News, Virginia. Id. ¶ 1. Defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of New York that “maintains significant operations” in Ontario, California.…