Opinion
CV 20-7820-CBM-(JPRx)
01-21-2022
LOANDEPOT.COM LLC, Plaintiff, v. LENDING DEPOT MORTGAGE, Defendant.
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
CONSUELO B. MARSHALL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Consistent with the Order re: Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendant Lending Depot Mortgage ("Defendant"), its agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and any and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them, are permanently enjoined from engaging in any of the following acts:
a. Using the LOANDEPOT Mark, or any mark confusingly similar to the LOANDEPOT Mark (such as the LENDING DEPOT Mark), in connection with the unauthorized marketing, promotion, advertising, sale, or distribution of any products and services in a manner likely to confuse consumers as to the association, affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship of Plaintiff;
b. Representing (either orally or in writing) that its business is affiliated with, or apprqved by, Plaintiff in any way in marketing, sales, distribution, promotion, advertising, identification, or in any other manner in connection with any business; and
c. Registering, using, trafficking in, or benefitting from Internet domain names that incorporate the LOANDEPOT Mark or incorporate words, numbers, or symbols that, collectively or in isolation, are confusingly similar to the LOANDEPOT Mark (such as the LENDING DEPOT Mark), including that Defendant shall cancel its domain registration (www.lendingdepot.com) using its LENDING DEPOT Mark.
Defendant shall notify Plaintiff in writing no later than February 21, 2022 regarding the manner and form in which Defendant has complied with the foregoing injunction.
IT IS SO ORDERED.