AirWair International Ltd. v. Zoetop Business Co., Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 AIRWAIR INTERNATIONAL LTD., Case No. 20-cv-07696-SI (RMI)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: SECOND SET OF

v. DISCOVERY DISPUTES

ZOETOP BUSINESS CO., LIMITED, Re: Dkt. No. 86 Defendant.

13 Now pending before the court is another discovery dispute wherein Defendant seeks leave to move for a Letter of Request such that it can obtain deposition testimony and documents from a third-party corporation (NPS Shoes, Ltd.) in the United Kingdom. For the following reasons, Defendant’s request is denied. Only three things need to be noted by way of background. First, Plaintiff has sued Defendant for trademark infringement and dilution (under state and federal law), for false designation of origin, and for unfair competition under state law – all of which relate to the design, manufacture, and sale of certain footwear. See generally Compl. (dkt. 1). Second, Defendant has advanced fifteen affirmative…