The owner of a store in Vancouver that resells goods from U.S. chain Trader Joe’s appears to be packing it in after years of fighting to stay in business.

A Washington state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by U.S. grocery giant Trader Joe's against a Vancouver retailer who bought products at its stores south of the border and then resold them back in British Columbia from a shop called Pirate Joe's.

The owner of a store in Vancouver that sells goods from U.S. chain Trader Joe's is standing his ground after the company launched a lawsuit back in May.