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Jurisdictional Facts Regarding Website Activity Required Before Default

Posted in Jurisdiction

Deckers Outdoor Corp. v. Does 1-55, No. 114 C 10, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. May 24, 2011) (Darrah, J.)

Judge Darrah dismissed without prejudice plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment in this Lanham Act case about the UGG mark. The Court held that it would not exercise personal jurisdiction over the Does based solely on interactive websites without additional facts as to whether the websites were aimed at Illinois.