ZipStorm Fails to Convince Court of Imminent Trademark Threat

ZipStorm Inc. failed to secure a declaration that its “Seekout” trademarks don’t infringe on the intellectual property rights of Australia-based Seek Limited.

ZipStorm “has no reasonable apprehension that Seek intends to take any action against its trademarks in the United States,” depriving the US District Court for the Western District of Washington of subject matter jurisdiction, Judge Kymberly K. Evanson said in a Monday order dismissing the case without prejudice.

ZipStorm, which provides recruiting and talent optimization tools to employers through its Seekout software, has two registered trademarks for the Seekout design and word marks. The company applied for Seekout ...