In Chloe v. Queen Bee of Beverly Hills, L.L.C., No. 09-cv (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2010), the court was presented with a novel issue: whether a New York court would have jurisdiction over a California resident who was alleged to have engaged in one act of trademark infringement by sale of product to a Bronx resident.
In that case, Simone Ubaldelli (“Simone”), a California resident, was the owner of a California company that sold knock-off Padington bags by Chloé . These bags were misrepresented as being products manufactured by Chloé. The issue was whether Simone could be sued as an individual in New York for trademark infringement by her company, Queen Bee.
The New York court determined that it had jurisdiction over Simone because, although the she had only engaged in one transaction with a New York resident, her company had made at least fifty (50) sales of merchandise in New York that infringed on Chloé’s trademark. As a result, there were enough contacts such that suit could proceed against Simone individually.
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