Sarieddine
Sarieddine v. Connected Int'l Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
No. 2:22-cv-02168-DJC-AC
MIKE SARIEDDINE,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 CONNECTED INTERNATIONAL INC., et al.,
Defendants.
17 CONNECTED INTERNATIONAL INC., et
al., Counterclaimants, 19 v. 20 MIKE SARIEDDINE, et al., 21 Counterdefendants. 22 23 Plaintiff, who sells nicotine-related products under the trademark ALIEN VAPE and other related marks, has brought this trademark infringement action against Defendants, who sell cannabis-related products under ALIENLABS and other related marks, alleging there is a likelihood of confusion between the marks. Plaintiff previously moved for a preliminary injunction to enjoin Defendants’ use of their marks, which the Court denied. Plaintiff appealed that denial, and now seeks a stay in this
Court pending the Ninth Circuit’s review, arguing the Ninth Circuit’s decision will
provide helpful guidance for the Parties and this Court on central issues in this case