Kifle
Kifle v. Youtube LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ELIAS KIFLE, Case No. 21-cv-01752-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v.
DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE
YOUTUBE LLC, et al., Defendants.
Pro se Plaintiff Elias Kifle is suing Defendants YouTube and Does 1–19 for contributory trademark infringement. Fifth Am. Compl. (5AC) (dkt. 82-1). Kifle alleges that YouTube knowingly continued service to users who infringed Kifle’s trademark. Id. ¶ 7. The Court dismissed Kifle’s last complaint with leave to amend this claim. See Order Dismissing 4AC (dkt. 81). Because Kifle fails to cure the deficiencies previously noted, the Court GRANTS the motion with prejudice. I. BACKGROUND Kifle alleges that YouTube contributed to trademark infringement of two protectable marks in his videos. 5AC ¶ 7. Kifle alleges that he “exclusively owns the trademarks ‘Mereja TV’ and ‘ነጭ ነጯን ከዘመዴጋር,’” which are “clearly displayed on all his works and throughout his website, Mereja.tv” and “are…