Blue Mountain Holdings Ltd. et al v. Bliss Nutraceticals, LLC et al

  1. July 28, 2022

    Supplement Cos. Fight $476K Atty Fee Bid In Trademark Row

    A pair of supplement companies are asking a Georgia federal court to deny a rival's bid for $476,000 in attorney fees following a judgment against them in a trademark dispute, saying this is not an exceptional case that warrants an award of fees.

  2. July 20, 2022

    Kratom Co. Wants Judgment Undone In Trademark Suit

    A pair of supplement companies asked a Georgia federal court Wednesday to reconsider a judgment freeing Bliss Nutraceticals LLC from a suit claiming it infringed on their trademarks to sell kratom products under the Vivazen name, saying the judgment came to the wrong legal conclusions.

  3. July 14, 2022

    Supplement Co. Wants $476K Atty Fees In Kratom TM Row

    A vitamin supplement company is asking a Georgia federal court to award $476,000 in attorney fees after winning summary judgment in a trademark dispute, saying the litigation was frivolous and nearly bankrupted the company.

  4. May 19, 2022

    Vitamin Co. Agrees To Stop Using Kratom TM To Settle Case

    A Florida vitamin company has agreed to stop using the name "Vivazen" after a pair of companies filed a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over products made from kratom, a legal plant extract with mild psychoactive effects, the parties said Thursday.

  5. May 03, 2022

    Ga. Judge Denies Vitamin Co. Quick Win In Kratom Spat

    A Georgia federal judge has rejected a Florida vitamin company's bid for a default judgment against a Canadian cannabis entrepreneur it says failed to answer a third-party complaint in a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over products made from kratom, a legal plant extract with mild psychoactive effects.

  6. April 14, 2022

    Vitamin Co. Seeks Default Judgment In Kratom TM Spat

    A Florida vitamin company asked a Georgia federal judge Thursday to enter a default judgment against a Canadian cannabis entrepreneur who the company says failed to answer a third-party complaint in a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over products derived from the herbal extract kratom.

  7. March 18, 2022

    Canadian Entrepreneur Can't Ditch $4M Kratom Merch IP Fight

    A Georgia federal judge refused to dismiss third-party claims against a Canadian entrepreneur, ruling that a company named in a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over products derived from the herbal extract kratom sufficiently alleged the entrepreneur acts as an alter ego for the entities that sued it.

  8. January 28, 2022

    Ga. Judge Frees Execs From $4.2M Kratom Products IP Fight

    A Georgia federal judge has freed some company executives from a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over kratom-based products, finding that a pair of companies behind the Vivazen brand of CBD and herbal supplements didn't establish personal jurisdiction over them.