Toys "R" Us, Inc. v. Step Two, S.A.

Toys "R" Us (plaintiff), through its acquired Imaginarium brand, sued Spanish companies Step Two (defendants) for trademark infringement over their similarly named and styled Imaginarium toy stores; Step Two had no U.S. stores, offices, employees, or advertising and its Spanish-language websites accepted only Spanish shipping addresses and currency, though its president visited U.S. trade shows annually and it purchased merchandise from U.S. sellers, and a Toys employee was nonetheless able to purchase from the site by shipping to a contact in Spain. The district court denied Toys's request for jurisdictional discovery.