Pelm Products LLC v. Plaza Fabrics, Inc.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 PELM PRODUCTS LLC, Case No. 2:19-cv-08017-ODW (MAAx) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v.

MOTION TO DISMISS [10]

14 PLAZA FABRICS INC., Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Pelm Products, LLC (“Pelm Products”) brings this trademark 18 infringement and unfair competition action against Defendant Plaza Fabrics, Inc. 19 (“Plaza Fabrics”). Pelm Products alleges that Plaza Fabrics is using its common law 20 fabric trademarks without permission to market inferior knock-off versions to its 21 customers, consequently causing confusion in the marketplace. (See generally Compl. 22 ¶¶ 7–34, ECF No. 1). Pelm Products asserts claims invoking federal and state 23 statutory law and common law. Before the Court is Plaza Fabrics’s Motion to 24 Dismiss Pelm Products’s common law claims (“Motion”). (Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), 25 ECF No. 10.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES Plaza Fabrics’s 26 Motion.1

28 1 After carefully considering…