Ikhana Group, LLC v. Viking Air Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 IKHANA GROUP, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-01306-BAS-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING COUNTER-

v. CLAIMANT VIKING AIR,

LIMITED’S MOTION FOR

VIKING AIR LIMITED,

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Defendant. (ECF No. 9)

And Related Counterclaim

21 This action is a license and trademark dispute between an aircraft manufacturer and an aircraft services business. Viking Air Limited manufactures the DHC-6 Twin Otter—a time-tested, twin turboprop aircraft that can operate on short runways. Ikhana Group, LLC services and modifies Twin Otters, particularly the older models that were produced in the twentieth century. Two decades ago, the parties’ predecessors entered into a Data License and Royalty Agreement. They struck a deal where the aircraft manufacturer licensed valuable, confidential data about the Twin Otter for the development of aircraft modifications. In exchange, the…