Private civil suit
Federacion Mexicana De Futbol Asociacion, A.C. v. Kalshi Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1:26-cv-08259
Pending
Complaint filed Sept. 22, 2026 and assigned to Judge J. Paul Oetken, who set an initial pretrial conference for Jan. 8, 2027. No ruling was found.
The question
Whether Kalshi's use of the federation's marks in connection with its event contracts infringes the federation's trademarks under the Lanham Act (details of the alleged use not reviewed).
Mexico's national football federation sued Kalshi Inc. and KalshiEX LLC in federal court in Manhattan on Sept. 22, 2026, pleading trademark infringement under the Lanham Act and demanding a jury. The complaint itself was not reviewed, so the specific marks and Kalshi markets at issue are not described here; the claims are the federation's allegations. Judge J. Paul Oetken has scheduled an initial conference for January 2027.
Docket timeline
Case assigned to Judge J. Paul Oetken, who ordered an initial pretrial conference for Jan. 8, 2027.
Source: dockets.justia.com
Complaint filed against Kalshi Inc. and KalshiEX LLC; the docket lists trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. 1114 as the cause of action.
Source: dockets.justia.com