Pirate Joe's, the grocery store that made waves - and attracted a lawsuit - for selling Trader Joe's items in Canada, has won a battle in its legal fight with the supermarket chain. After the lawsuit was filed, Pirate Joe's took on the name Irate Joe's. As Hallatt told us in August, he feels that his store's "Blatant and unambiguous" admission that its products come from Trader Joe's - and his customers' awareness that there are no such stores in Canada - mean that he isn't harming the Trader Joe's brand. In granting the motion to dismiss, the court noted that "Pirate Joe's makes no sales and has no place of business in the United States, and Pirate Joe's knows of no Trader Joe's locations in Canada."
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/05/229537625/pirate-joes-celebrates-dismissal-of-trader-joes-lawsuit?ft=1&f=1006
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