Case: Trademarks/Pleadings (E.D. Mich.)

Detroit Trading Co.'s motion to dismiss MJC Ventures LLC’s action against DTC for trademark infringement was granted without prejudice by a federal district court in Michigan. The court found that MJC has not alleged facts sufficient to establish that DTC’s use of MJC’s 1800CARSHOW trademark, 1-800-CARSHOW phone number, and 1800CARSHOW.com domain name is likely to create any likelihood of confusion as to the source of DTC’s products or services because (1) the complaint does not allege that consumers accustomed to using the 1800CARSHOW number or website identified the services associated with that mark as originating with MJC and would therefore ...