Cohn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 DELICATO VINEYARDS, Case No. 20-cv-07668-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR PARTIAL JUDGMENT

ON THE PLEADINGS REGARDING

ALEXA COHN, et al., DEFENDANTS’ UNCLEAN HANDS

DEFENSE

Defendants. [Re: ECF No. 31]

13 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s partial motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding 14 Defendants’ unclean hands defense. This is a trademark infringement and unfair competition action 15 in which Plaintiff Delicato Vineyards, a wine manufacturer that owns registered trademarks for 16 “BOTA,” “BOTA BOX,” “BOTA MINI,” and “BOTA BRICK” in connection with sales of wine 17 products, is suing for infringement of its trademarks based on Defendants’ alleged use of the marks 18 “BOTA” and “BOTA BACKPACK” in connection with sales of backpacks for carrying beverages. 19 First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ECF No. 9 ¶¶ 1, 37-72. In their answer to Plaintiff’s complaint, 20 Defendants assert an…