SharkNinja sues Mini Precios on contract, trademark, declaratory judgment and abuse of process claims

The complaint

SharkNinja Operating LLC v. Comercializadora y Abastecedora Mini Precios, S.A. de C.V., No. 1:26-cv-14901 (D. Mass.), is a 14-page Complaint and Jury Demand filed October 29, 2026, ECF No. 1. The complaint states that it makes all of its allegations upon information and belief. SharkNinja is a Delaware limited liability company based in Needham, Massachusetts. The complaint alleges, upon information and belief, that Mini Precios is a Mexican sociedad anónima de capital variable based in Mexico City. It pleads federal-question jurisdiction under 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a) and (b), diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), and venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1391.

The marks

The complaint lists four registrations among the SharkNinja Marks, which it describes as marks used with household and cleaning products and accessories. USPTO TSDR shows each as a live Principal Register registration owned by SharkNinja Operating LLC: SHARK, Reg. No. 4,329,299, registered April 30, 2013, for electric sweepers and electric mops for residential use in Class 7; SHARK, Reg. No. 2,771,850, registered October 7, 2003, for vacuum cleaners and multi-purpose steam cleaning machines for domestic use in Class 7 (TSDR lists its Class 9 goods, steam irons and electric irons, as cancelled under Section 8); SHARK IQ ROBOT in stylized lettering, Reg. No. 6,131,311, registered August 18, 2020, for vacuum cleaners, robotic vacuum cleaners, and related parts and accessories in Class 7; and NINJA in stylized lettering, Reg. No. 5,453,690, registered April 24, 2018, for household electric kitchen appliances such as blenders, food processors, and juicers in Class 7 and for electric coffee makers, slow cookers, multicookers, and related goods in Class 11.

What SharkNinja alleges

According to the complaint, the parties signed a distribution agreement on December 19, 2018 and a Transition Agreement on February 7, 2025 that ended the distribution relationship effective April 1, 2025, with Mini Precios allowed to sell certain unsold inventory only until September 1, 2025. SharkNinja alleges that about $4,000,000 of the purchase price for products it supplied remains unpaid, subject to an offset, despite demands in September 2026. It alleges, upon information and belief, that Mini Precios continued to sell SharkNinja products after September 1, 2025, and that it advertises SharkNinja products bearing the marks on online marketplaces including Mercado Libre, under seller names "MINIPRECIOS" and "SHARK por MINIPRECIOS," for purchase and delivery in the United States. It alleges that products intended for resale in Mexico often differ materially from those authorized for sale in the United States. The complaint also alleges that Mini Precios demanded MXN $197,317,181.52 in retailer adjustments on March 31, 2026, and, upon information and belief, filed a proceeding in Mexico and obtained, without notice, a Mexico City court order freezing about that amount in a SharkNinja affiliate's bank accounts, which SharkNinja learned of in October 2026.

Counts and relief

Count I pleads breach of contract for nonpayment. Count II pleads breach of contract for unauthorized resale. Count III pleads trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114. Count IV seeks a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that SharkNinja does not owe the full amount of the March 31, 2026 demand and determining the parties' net obligations. Count V pleads abuse of process. The prayer asks for judgment on each claim; a determination that the infringement was willful and exceptional; a declaration resolving the March 31, 2026 demand; a preliminary and permanent injunction against issuing a hold on any SharkNinja bank account; contract damages; damages and Mini Precios's profits, trebled under 15 U.S.C. § 1117; attorney's fees; pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; costs; and other relief.

On the docket

The docket shows a report on the filing of a trademark case (ECF No. 2) on October 29, 2026; a notice of case assignment and a summons issued on October 30, 2026; and, on November 5, 2026, a motion docketed as one for miscellaneous relief and a memorandum in support (ECF Nos. 5 and 6).