Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
952 F. Supp. 1119 (W.D. Pa. 1997)
Relevant factsFree
Zippo Dot Com (defendant), a California company, operated a subscription website with roughly 2% of subscribers based in Pennsylvania; Zippo Manufacturing (plaintiff), a Pennsylvania company, sued for trademark dilution. Dot Com moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
IssueFree
Whether the operation of a website with a substantial number of subscribers in a state creates sufficient minimum contacts to establish personal jurisdiction.