Outdoor Holding: Federal Court confirms GunBroker.com marketplace status

Outdoor Holding (POWW) Company, the owner of GunBroker.com, announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has granted its motion for summary judgment in a contributory trademark infringement action brought by Microtech Knives, Inc. The Court concluded that GunBroker.com is an online marketplace, and as such, had fully satisfied its obligations to protect the intellectual property of third parties once potential infringing actions were brought to its attention. Furthermore, the Court validated GunBroker’s effective policies and procedures to combat infringement and counterfeiting issues when put on notice. The Court decision arose from litigation initiated in March 2023 by Microtech Knives, Inc. against GunBroker.com for contributory infringement of its trademark rights. The litigation was part of a larger action brought against a GunBroker seller for allegedly selling products that infringed Microtech trademarks on the GunBroker.com site in 2023.