This week, the Ninth Circuit considers personal jurisdiction in a trademark declaratory judgment action and assesses an agency’s decision to omit an environmental-impact statement in connection with a forest-fire-management...more
9/18/2023
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Department of the Interior ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
National Park Service ,
NEPA ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Wildfires
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