UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT U.S. WHOLESALE OUTLET & No. 21-55397 DISTRIBUTION, INC.; TREPCO IMPORTS AND DISTRIBUTION, D.C. No. LTD.; L.A. INTERNATIONAL 2:18-cv-01077- CORPORATION; CALIFORNIA CBM-E WHOLESALE; YNY INTERNATIONAL, INC.; EASHOU, ORDER AND INC., DBA San Diego Cash and AMENDED Carry; SANOOR, INC., DBA L.A. OPINION Top Distributor,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. INNOVATION VENTURES, LLC; LIVING ESSENTIALS, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Consuelo B. Marshall, District Judge, Presiding 2 U.S. WHOLESALE OUTLET & DISTR. V. INNO. VENTURES, LLC

Argued and Submitted June 7, 2022 Seattle, Washington

Filed July 20, 2023 Amended December 22, 2023 Before: Ronald Lee Gilman, * Sandra S. Ikuta, and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges.

Order; Opinion by Judges Miller