Quintessential, LLC v. Quintessential Brands SA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 QUINTESSENTIAL, LLC, Case No. 20-cv-01722-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 65 QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS S.A., et al., Defendants.

Defendants Quintessential Brands S.A., Quintessential Brands North America, LLC, and MHW, Ltd., ask to dismiss plaintiff Quintessential, LLC’s first amended complaint for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6). Dkt. No. 65. Defendants do not challenge plaintiff’s first cause of action for trademark infringement, but seek dismissal of plaintiffs’ remaining, second through ninth causes of action. Id. The motion is suitable for decision without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed, and the motion is granted. The hearing set for February 10, 2022, is vacated. DISCUSSION 1. Trade Secret Misappropriation under Cal. Civ. Code § 3426 et seq. and 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq. (Fifth Cause of Action): Plaintiff has not plausibly…