Case: Trademarks/Venue (W.D.N.C.)

Duke Sandwich Productions Inc.'s motion to dismiss for improper venue Sauer Brands Inc.'s action for trademark infringement and dilution, unfair competition, false designation of origin, and violations of the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act is denied by a federal district court in North Carolina. Transactional venue for trademark infringement actions is appropriate in the locations where there are sales or advertising of the allegedly infringing goods or services, which makes venue appropriate here in North Carolina because Sauer alleged infringement from sales in and around the Charlotte area. Duke’s alternative motion to transfer the case to South ...