Audio-Technica Corporation v. Music Tribe Commercial NV Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:21-cv-09009-ODW-AS Document Filed 05/05/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1002
O 2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California
11 AUDIO-TECHNICA CORP., et al., Case № 2:21-cv-09009-ODW (ASx)
12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION [27]
MUSIC TRIBE COMMERCIAL MY
15 SDN. BHD., 16 Defendant. 17 I. INTRODUCTION This is a trademark infringement case. Plaintiffs Audio-Technica Corporation 20 and Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. (together, “Audio-Technica”) manufacture the AT2020 21 microphone, an entry-level professional studio microphone. Defendant Music Tribe 22 Commercial MY Sdn. Bhd. (“Music Tribe”) introduced a competing microphone, the 23 BX2020, into the United States consumer market. Audio-Technica alleges that Music 24 Tribe’s microphone is a knockoff and asserts claims for federal trademark and trade 25 dress infringement along with state common-law and statutory claims for unfair 26 competition. Audio-Technica now…