philip morris usa, inc. v. king mtn. tobacco co. /

Published at 2009-06-11 11:00:00

(United States Ninth Circuit) - In a trademark infringement action based on allegedly infringing cigarette packaging being sold on the Internet,an Indian reservation and elsewhere, the District Court's order staying the action in favor of proceedings before a tribal court is reversed where the tribal court did not possess colorable jurisdiction over a nonmember's claims for trademark infringement on the Internet and beyond the Indian reservation.

Source: findlaw.com