Sludge Inc., a Wisconsin corporation has a website in Wisconsin on which it advertises its wares.The website is accessible in every state.Can a Colorado company that believes Sludge has infringed on its trademark successfully establish a basis for personal jurisdiction if suit is brought in a federal court in Colorado?

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Personal jurisdiction depends on the contacts the defendant has with the forum state. In this case, the fact that Sludge Inc. has a website accessible in every state alone is not sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction in Colorado. However, if the Colorado company can demonstrate that Sludge Inc. actively solicits Colorado business on its website, encourages customers to interact via email, promotes its toll-free number within Colorado, receives significant numbers of communications from Colorado, and generates substantial revenue from Colorado customers, then it may be possible to establish personal jurisdiction in Colorado.