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Jun 9, 2017 · Break out the pirate pun of your choice, for an era has come to a close: After five years buying Trader Joe's products in the U.S. and reselling them in Vancouver, Pirate Joe's is...
Oct 3, 2014 · This leaves Pirate Joe’s in a reverse catch-22 — the court says Trader Joe’s doesn’t have a claim if they don’t have a presence in Canada. If Trader Joe’s ever opens a Canadian store, they might have a claim.
It was a brilliant, legal, and surprisingly simple operation, but Trader Joe’s eventually caught onto the caper, filing a lawsuit against Hallatt for trademark infringement, among other...
May 31, 2017 · The Joes have been duking it out since Pirate Joe's opened in 2012, when owner Mike Hallatt received a cease-and-desist from Trader Joe's. But Hallatt neither ceased nor...
Jun 8, 2017 · But Trader Joe's sued Pirate Joe's owner Mike Hallatt in 2013, citing trademark infringement. With legal costs mounting, the store closed on Wednesday at midnight after five years.
May 30, 2024 · In 2013, they sued Pirate Joe’s for hurting their brand and infringing on their trademark. The case was dismissed because the alleged infringement had happened in Canada, not the United States, so Hallatt couldn’t be convicted under US trademark law.
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Pirate Joe's was a specialty grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, owned by Michael Hallatt. Its inventory consisted entirely of store brand products resold from locations of the U.S.-based grocery chain Trader Joe's , which does not operate any locations in Canada.
