The Seattle Times reported June 23 that the Portland, Ore.-based Moonstruck Chocolate Co. and Duvall, Wash.-based Moonray Espresso Corp. have settled their dispute over the trademark MOONRAY. Terms of the settlement are confidential, but the Times reports the suburban Seattle cafe will change its name. It states the owner, Mike Snow, recently took down his Web site at www.moonrayespresso.com and temporarily closed the cafe’s doors to decide his next step.
The case was widely reported in the Northwest press. STL discussed the case here, here, and here.
By way of disclosure, STL’s publisher represented Moonray in the litigation.
The case cite is Moonstruck Chocolate Co. v. Moonray Espresso Corp., No. 07-0091 (W.D. Wash.).