Test Buys Don’t Create Personal Jurisdiction Over Amazon Merchant–Oceanside v. Instock
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 12, 2023
The defendant is an Amazon merchant allegedly selling items bearing the mark. Under the effects test, “the defendant allegedly must have (1) committed an intentional act, (2) expressly aimed at the forum state, (3) causing harm that the defendant knows is likely to be suffered in the forum state.” Jones, 465 U.S. 783 (1984).
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