Amarte USA Holdings, Inc. v. Kendo Holdings Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 AMARTE USA HOLDINGS, INC., Case No. 22-cv-08958-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR

v.

LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT

KENDO HOLDINGS INC., et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Amarte USA Holdings, Inc. (“Amarte”) brings this action for trademark infringement against Kendo Holdings, Inc., Marc Jacobs International LLC, Sephora USA, Inc., and The Neiman Marcus Group LLC (together, “Original Defendants”), for selling the Marc Jacobs “EYE-CONIC” eyeshadow palette, allegedly infringing on Amarte’s “EYECONIC” trademark for its eye cream. See Compl. (dkt. 1). Amarte moves to amend its complaint twice: First to add seven “interested corporate parent parties,” (together, “Parent Defendants”) and next to add ten “retailers of goods bearing the infringing EYE- CONIC trademark” (together, “Retailer Defendants”). First Mot. (dkt. 52) at 1; Second Mot. (dkt. 66) at 3.1 27 Finding this matter suitable for resolution without oral argument…