C.S.B. Commodities, Inc. v. Urban Trend (HK) Ltd.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that trade shows are often unconnected to the forum
• it “stands to reason that, as the President of the company, [defendant] had sufficient control over the company’s marketing strategies to control whether to market [its product] anywhere in the United States, including in Chicago”
• no personal jurisdiction in Lanham Act case where “there [we]re no allegations that the trade show was directed specifically at Illinois residents,” or that sales to Illinois residents were made during or as a result
• “Application of the doctrine is discretionary or equitable, not absolute.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).