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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Desai finds that the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of a distributor of smoking-related products on its claim to invalidate four of a cannabis company's trademark applications. The distributor alleged that the company infringed its "RAW" mark by selling cannabis products with the mark “Raw Garden.” Under United States Code, when an action involves a claim of infringement on a registered trademark, a district court has jurisdiction to consider challenges to the trademark. "Lack of a bona fide intent to use a mark in commerce is a valid basis to challenge a trademark application." However, in a separately filed memorandum disposition, the district court’s summary judgment ruling is reversed on the distributor's trademark claims and affirmed on the company's counterclaim to cancel the distributor's trademark for unlawful use. Affirmed in part.