V.V.V. & SONS EDIBLE OILS LIMITED v. MEENAKSHI OVERSEAS LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 V.V.V. & SONS EDIBLE OILS LIMITED, No. 2:14-cv-02961-DJC-CKD 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

MEENAKSHI OVERSEAS LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 This is a trademark dispute over the IDHAYAM mark and its usage in connection with the sale of sesame/gingelly oil. Trial in this matter is set to begin on November 12, 2025. Defendant has moved to strike Plaintiff’s jury demand, arguing that Plaintiff is not entitled to a jury trial on any of their claims. (Mot. (ECF No. 159).) After initial briefing on this Motion was complete (see Opp’n (ECF No. 164); Reply (ECF No. 166)), the Court held oral argument on this Motion in conjunction with the Final Pretrial Conference. Following that hearing, the Court permitted the parties to file supplemental briefing on the issues discussed at oral argument. (See ECF No. 171; Pl’s Suppl. (ECF No. 177); Def.’s Suppl. (ECF No. 176).) The core of the dispute over Plaintiff’s jury demand is what damages Plaintiff can pursue at trial. Defendant contends…