Monster Energy Company v. Jiangsu Sitouguai Industry Co., Ltd.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 15 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY, a No. 24-6521 Delaware Corporation, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00590-LL-DDL Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

JIANGSU SITOUGUAI INDUSTRY CO.,

LTD., a Chinese Corporation;

CHANGZHOU HAIGE MICROFIBER

TEXTILE CO., LTD., a Chinese Corporation,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Linda Lopez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 6, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: GILMAN, GOULD, and KOH, Circuit Judges.**

Plaintiff-Appellant Monster Energy Company (“Monster Energy”) is a

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. leader in the energy drink market. Monster Energy also produces…