The Cookie Department, Inc. v. The Hershey Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THE COOKIE DEPARTMENT, INC., Case No. 20-cv-09324-KAW
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE DISCOVERY LETTER
v. NOS. 1-
THE HERSHEY COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 64-66, 74-77, 81 Defendants.
12 On December 23, 2020, Plaintiff The Cookie Department, Inc. filed the instant case against Defendants The Hershey Company and One Brands, LLC, alleging that Defendants infringed on Plaintiff’s “Tough Cookie” mark when Defendants used the mark “Tough Cookies Only” on its packaging and advertising material. (Compl. ¶ 1, Dkt. No. 1.) Between May 6 and 18, 2022, the parties filed seven discovery letters. On June 2, 2022, the parties filed supplemental materials requested by the Court. (Dkt. Nos. 80, 81.) The Court deems these matters suitable for disposition without a hearing pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), and rules as follows. A. Discovery Letter No. 1: Deposition of Kara Zioba In the first discovery letter, Plaintiff seeks to compel the…