V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils Limited v. Meenakshi Overseas LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

V.V.V. & SONS EDIBLE OILS LIMITED, No. 2:14-cv-02961-DJC-CKD

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

MEENAKSHI OVERSEAS LLC,

Defendant.

This matter involves a trademark dispute over the mark IDHAYAM, an Indian

word for heart, in conjunction with the sale of sesame oil. Defendant is a New Jersey

company that sells sesame oil under the IDHAYAM mark and also owns a federal

trademark registration for that mark. Plaintiff, an Indian company that also sells

sesame oil under the IDHAYAM mark, claims priority of use in the mark, and seeks cancellation of Defendant’s registration and related relief on that basis. Plaintiff has moved for summary judgment on their claims for fraud in the procurement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition under federal and state law. Defendant has cross-moved for summary judgment based on laches, arguing Plaintiff unreasonably delayed filing suit after they became aware of…