Vicious Brands, Inc. v. Face Co., LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VICIOUS BRANDS, INC., Case No. 24-cv-04996-LJC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 30 FACE CO., LLC, et al., Defendants.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Vicious Brands, Inc., doing business as Saints & Sinners, brings this action against Defendants Face Co., LLC, Skin Saint, LLC, and Holly Cutler, alleging that Defendants infringed Plaintiff’s trademark and fraudulently applied for a similar trademark. The Court previously denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, or in the alternative, to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Michigan. ECF No. 25. Defendants now move to stay the case pending the resolution of administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), where Plaintiff has opposed Defendants’ application to register their mark. The Court previously found the matter suitable for resolution without oral…