Airdoctor, LLC v. Xiamen Qichuang Trade Co., Ltd.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AIRDOCTOR, LLC, a Delaware No. 24-215 Limited Liability Company, D.C. No. 2:22-cv-05784- Plaintiff - Appellant,

GW-AS

v. OPINION

XIAMEN QICHUANG TRADE

CO., LTD.,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. Wu, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 22, 2024 San Jose, California

Filed April 11, 2025

Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges, and Matthew F. Kennelly, District Judge. *

* The Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. AIRDOCTOR, LLC V. XIAMEN QICHUANG TRADE CO. LTD.

Per Curiam Opinion; Concurrence by Judge Berzon

SUMMARY **

Default Judgment

Reversing and remanding for further proceedings in an action under the Lanham Act, the panel held that the district court erred in entering default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(c) but denying the plaintiff’s request for damages. Rule 54(c) provides that a default judgment…