A trademark plaintiff’s delivery of a broad covenant not to sue divests a district court of jurisdiction over counterclaims made by the alleged infringer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.

Addressing a question of first impression in the circuit, the court found last week that a covenant covering future as well as past alleged infringement ends the case or controversy between the parties.

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