Ninth Circuit Rejects Nature’s Way Appeal Over Trademark Loss

Nature’s Way Products LLC failed in its bid to revive a trademark infringement counterclaim, a federal appeals court said, because it didn’t show sufficient evidence of a likelihood of confusion in the US market.

A district court properly granted summary judgment to Doctor’s Best Inc. in the trademark dispute between the two competitors, Judge Richard A. Paez, of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, said.

Doctor’s Best manufactures its “Nature’s Day” products in Southern California and sells them exclusively in Asian markets. Doctor’s Best was hit with a cease-and-desist request from Nature’s Way after it tried ...