Opinion
Civil Action 21-CV-1506 (PKC)
11-02-2021
MATTEL, INC., Plaintiff v. BABELOVE STORE, CANGNAN WANFU STICKERS CO., LTD., CHANGZHOU FLEXI ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., CHIYOU TOY STORE, DEFORMATION WORLD STORE, DINOSAURMODEL TOY STORE, DONGGUAN JUNTUO RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD., DONGGUAN SHUANGYUAN GARMENTS CO., LTD., DONGGUAN YANGDAN APPAREL CO., LTD., FUN GAME STORE, FUNNY HOUR STORE, GUANGZHOU BAERWA NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU BIDA TRADING CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU DATYUE WATCH CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU FETCHING COLOR PRINTING &PACKAGING CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU FULLNI DISPLAY LIMITED, GUANGZHOU GUANGXINYAO TRADING CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU JIAHENG TRADE CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU LETONGBON TRADING CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU LITTLE TALENT TOYS CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU MOSHION ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., GUANGZHOU SAMCO ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD, GUANGZHOU YOU JIA PRINTING CO, LTD, GUANGZHOU ZSY GARMENT CO, LTD, HANGZHOU BODENDA TIN CO, LTD, HASTING TOY STORE, HENAN SHIXING INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO, LTD, HEYUAN EARL PACKAGING PRINTING CO, LTD, HIGHTRADE STORE, HZ STORE, JIEYANG RONGCHENG YAXIN TOY FACTORY, JIEYANG RONGCHENG YEFEI MOBILE ACCESSORIES FACTORY, KAUIN TOY STORE, KARUMISTAN STORE, MAGICTOYWORLD STORE, MODEL HOUSE STORE, MOOMBAR STORE, MUFUAZ STORE, PLAYJOY STORE, SHANGHAI GETELL DISPLAY PRODUCTS CO, LTD, SHANTOU CHAOYANG GURAO DAIAIJI CL, SHAOXING SHIXIN TEXTILE CO, LTD, SHENZHEN BAO'AN XINQIAO GANGZHINI KNITTING UNDERWEAR FACTORY, SHENZHEN DINGTU ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD, SHENZHEN ECBT TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD, SHENZHEN HONGWEN TRADING CO, LTD, SHENZHEN IPAKY INDUSTRY CO, LTD, SHENZHEN MISI GARMENTS CO, LTD, SHENZHEN SICHUANDA SCIENCE LTD, CO, SHENZHEN TENGYUE PRINTING CO, LTD, SHOP910368291 STORE, SHUYANG NANHUA TEXTILE CO, LTD, SIMBOO STORE, SIMCASTLE STORE, TIK TOK STORE, TOBAY TOY STORE, USEFUL INTERESTING STORE, YIWU F AND J JEWELRY CO, LTD, YIWU JINGXIN TOYS CO, LTD, YIWU MISS LUV JEWELRY FACTORY, YIWU WALL-KING TRADING CO, LTD, YIWU WOFISH JEWELRY CO, LTD, YIWU YIFAN ACCESSORIES CO, LTD. and ZHANGJIAGANG JINGGONG PACKING AND COLOR PRINTING CO, LTD, Defendants
Jason M. Drangel (JD 7204) Ashly E. Sands (AS 7715) Danielle (Yamali) Futterman (DY 4228) EPSTEIN DRANGEL LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Mattel. Inc.
Jason M. Drangel (JD 7204) Ashly E. Sands (AS 7715) Danielle (Yamali) Futterman (DY 4228) EPSTEIN DRANGEL LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Mattel. Inc.
[PROPOSED] FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION ORDER
HON. P. KEVIN CASTEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Glossary
Plaintiff or Mattel
Mattel, Inc.
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Defendants
Babelove Store, Cangnan Wanfu Stickers Co., Ltd., Changzhou Flexi Electronic Co., Ltd., ChiYou Toy Store, Deformation world Store, DinosaurModel Toy Store, Dongguan Juntuo Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd., Dongguan Shuangyuan Garments Co., Ltd., Dongguan Yangdan Apparel Co., Ltd., Fun game Store, Funny Hour Store, Guangzhou Baerwa Network Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Bida Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Daiyue Watch Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fetching Color Printing & Packaging Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fullni Display Limited, Guangzhou Guangxinyao Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Jiaheng Trade Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Letongbon Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Little Talent Toys Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Moshion Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Samco Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Youjia Printing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou ZSY Garment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Bodenda Tin Co., Ltd., Hasting Toy Store, Henan Shixing International Trade Co., Ltd., Heyuan Earl Packaging Printing Co., Ltd., HighTrade Store, HZ Store, Jieyang Rongcheng Yaxin Toy Factory, Jieyang Rongcheng Yefei Mobile Accessories Factory, Kailin Toy Store, Karurnistan Store, MagicToyWorld Store, Model House Store, Moombar Store, Mufuaz Store, PLAYJOY Store, Shanghai GETELL Display Products Co., Ltd., Shantou Chaoyang Gurao Daiaiji CI, Shaoxing Shixin Textile Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Baoan Xinqiao Gangzhini Knitting Underwear Factory, Shenzhen Dingtu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen ECBT Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Hongwen Trading Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Ipaky Industry Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Misi Garments Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Sichuanda Science Ltd., Co., Shenzhen Tengyue Printing Co., Ltd., Shop910368291 Store, Shuyang Nanhua Textile Co., Ltd., Simboo Store, SimCastle Store, TIK TOK Store, Tobay Toy Store, Useful Interesting Store, Yiwu F And J Jewelry Co., Ltd., Yiwu Jingxin Toys Co., Ltd., Yiwu Miss Luv Jewelry Factory, Yiwu Wall-King Trading
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Co., Ltd., Yiwu Wofish Jewelry Co., Ltd., Yiwu Yifan Accessories Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiagang Jinggong Packing and Color Printing Co., Ltd.
Defaulting Defendants
Babelove Store, Cangnan Wanfu Stickers Co., Ltd., Changzhou Flexi Electronic Co., Ltd., ChiYou Toy Store, Deformation world Store, DinosaurModel Toy Store, Dongguan Juntuo Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd., Dongguan Shuangyuan Garments Co., Ltd., Dongguan Yangdan Apparel Co., Ltd., Fun game Store, Funny Hour Store, Guangzhou Baerwa Network Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Bida Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Daiyue Watch Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fetching Color Printing & Packaging Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Fullni Display Limited, Guangzhou Guangxinyao Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Letongbon Trading Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Little Talent Toys Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Samco Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Youjia Printing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou ZSY Garment Co., Ltd., Hasting Toy Store, Henan Shixing International Trade Co., Ltd., Heyuan Earl Packaging Printing Co., Ltd., HighTrade Store, HZ Store, Jieyang Rongcheng Yaxin Toy Factory, Jieyang Rongcheng Yefei Mobile Accessories Factory, Kailin Toy Store, Karumistan Store, MagicToyWorld Store, Model House Store, Moombar Store, Mufuaz Store, PLAYJOY Store, Shanghai GETELL Display Products Co., Ltd., Shantou Chaoyang Gurao Daiaiji CI, Shenzhen Bao'an Xinqiao Gangzhmi Knitting Underwear Factory, Shenzhen Dingtu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen ECBT Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Hongwen Trading Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Ipaky Industry Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Misi Garments Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Sichuanda Science Ltd., Co., Shenzhen Tengyue Printing Co., Ltd., Shop910368291 Store, Simboo Store, SimCastle Store, TIK TOK Store, Tobay Toy Store, Useful Interesting Store, Yiwu F And J Jewelry Co., Ltd., Yiwu Miss Luv Jewelry Factory, Yiwu Wall-King Trading Co., Ltd., Yiwu Wofish Jewelry Co., Ltd., Yiwu Yifan Accessories Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiagang Jinggong Packing and Color Printing Co., Ltd.
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Alibaba
Alibaba.com, an online marketplace platform that allows manufacturers, wholesalers and other third-party merchants, like Defendants, to advertise, offer for sale, sell, distribute and ship their wholesale and retail products originating from China directly to consumers
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across the world and specifically to consumers residing in the U.S., including New York
AliExpress
Aliexpress, com an online marketplace platform that allows manufacturers, wholesalers and other third-party merchants, like Defendants, to advertise, offer for sale, sell, distribute and ship their wholesale and retail products originating from China directly to consumers across the world and specifically to consumers residing in the U.S., including New York
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Sealing Order
Order to Seal File entered on February 17, 2021
Dkt. 1
Complaint
Plaintiffs Complaint filed on February 19, 2021
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Application
Plaintiffs Ex Parte Application for: 1) a temporary restraining order; 2) an order restraining Merchant Storefronts (as defined infra) and Defendants' Assets (as defined infra) with the Financial Institutions (as defined infra); 3) an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue; 4) an order authorizing bifurcated and alternative service and 5) an order authorizing expedited discovery filed on April 9, 2021
Dkts. 11-14
Reichenberger
Declaration of Diane Reichenberger in Support of
Dkt. 14
Dec.
Plaintiffs Application
Drangel Dec.
Declaration of Jason M. Drangel in Support of Plaintiffs Application
Dkt. 13
TRO
1) Temporary Restraining Order;.2) Order Restraining Merchant Storefronts and Defendants' Assets with the Financial Institutions; 3) Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue; 4) Order Authorizing Bifurcated and Alternative Service; and 5) Order Authorizing Expedited Discovery entered on February 23, 2021
Dkt. 15
PI Show Cause Hearing
March 23, 2021 hearing to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue
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PI Order
Preliminary Injunction Order entered on March 23, 2021
Dkt. 6
User Account(s)
Any and all websites and any and all accounts with online marketplace platforms such as Alibaba and AliExpress, as well as any and all as yet undiscovered accounts with additional online marketplace platforms held by or associated with Defendants, their respective officers, employees, agents, servants and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them
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Merchant Storefronts
Any and all User Accounts through which Defendants, their respective officers, employees, agents, servants and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them operate storefronts to manufacture, import,
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export, advertise, market, promote, distribute, display, offer for sale, sell and/or otherwise deal in Counterfeit Products, which are held by or associated with Defendants, their respective officers, employees, agents, servants and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them
Barbie
An iconic and world-renowned fashion doll
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Barbie Marks
U.S. Trademark Registration Nos.: 689, 055 for "BARBIE" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 2, 678, 386 for "BARBIE" for a variety of goods in Classes 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 30; 2, 087, 842 for" Barbie" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 2, 639, 971 for" Barbie " for a variety of goods in Class 25 and 28; 774, 892 for "SKIPPER" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 2, 931, 614 for "CHELSEA" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 3, 083, 593 for "BARBIE COLLECTOR" for a variety of goods in Classes 28 and 41; 3, 189, 837 for "PINK LABEL" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 3, 702, 525 for "FASHIONISTAS" for goods in Class 28; 5, 214, 711 for "YOU CAN BE ANYTHING" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 5, 233, 292 for "BARBIE DREAMTOPIA" for a variety of goods in Class 28; 5, 449, 612 for "BABYSITTERS INC." for a variety of goods in Class 28; 6, 097, 805 for "COLOR REVEAL" for a variety of goods in Class 28; and 898, 209 for" Mattel" for a variety of goods in Class 28
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Barbie Works
U.S. Copyright Reg. Nos.: VA 2-038-351, covering the 2017 Barbie Packaging Branding for Consumer Products; VA 2-135-686, covering the 2016 Catalog Fall Mattel; and VA 945-179 covering CEO BARBIE
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Barbie Products
A vast range of commercial products including dolls, playhouses, toy cars, books, movies, games, puzzles and clothing sold under the Barbie brand
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Counterfeit Products
Products bearing or used in connection with the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works, and/or products in packaging and/or containing labels bearing the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works, and/or bearing or used in connection with marks and/or artwork that are
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confusingly or substantially similar to the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works and/or products that are identical or. confusingly or substantially similar to the Barbie Products
Defendants' Assets
Any and all money, securities or other property or assets of Defendants (whether said assets are located in the U.S. or abroad)
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Defendants' Financial Accounts
Any and all financial accounts associated with or utilized by any Defendants or any Defendants' User Accounts or Merchant Storefront(s) (whether said account is located in the U.S. or abroad)
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Financial Institutions
Any banks, financial institutions, credit card companies and payment processing agencies, such as PayPal Inc. ("PayPal"), Payoneer Inc. ("Payoneer"), the Alibaba Group d/b/a Alibaba.com payment services (e.g., Alipay.com Co., Ltd., Ant Financial Services Group), PingPong Global Solutions, Inc. ("PingPong") and other companies or agencies that engage in the processing or transfer of money and/or real or personal property of Defendants
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Third Party Service Providers
Online marketplace platforms, including, without limitation, those owned and operated, directly or indirectly by Alibaba and/or AliExpress, as well as any and all as yet undiscovered online marketplace platforms and/or entities through which Defendants, their respective officers, employees, agents, servants and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them manufacture, import, export, advertise, market, promote, distribute, offer for sale, sell and/or otherwise deal in Counterfeit Products which are hereinafter identified as a result of any order entered in this action, or otherwise
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Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment
Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment and a Permanent Injunction Against Defaulting Defendants filed on October 8, 2021
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Futterman Aff.
Affidavit by Danielle (Yamali) Futterman in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment
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This matter comes before the Court by motion filed by Plaintiff for the entry of final judgment. and permanent injunction by default against Defaulting Defendants for Defaulting Defendants' trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting, copyright infringement, false designation of origin, passing off and unfair competition and related state and common law claims arising out of Defaulting Defendants' unauthorized use of Plaintiff s Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Marks without limitation, in their manufacturing, importing, exporting, advertising, marketing, promoting, distributing, displaying or offering for sale and/or selling and/or sale of Counterfeit Products.
Where a defined term is referenced herein and not defined herein, the defined term should be understood as it is defined in the Glossary.
The Court, having considered the Memorandum of Law and Affidavit of Danielle (Yamali) Futterman in support of Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment and a Permanent Injunction Against Defaulting Defendant, the Certificate of Service of the Summons and Complaint, the Certificate of the Clerk of the Court stating that no answer has been filed in the instant action, and upon all other pleadings and papers on file in this action, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
I. Defaulting Defendants' Liability
1. Judgment is granted in favor of Plaintiff on all claims properly pled against Defaulting Defendants in the Complaint;
II. Damages Awards
1. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that because it would serve both the compensatory and punitive purposes of the Lanham Act's prohibitions on willful infringement, and because Plaintiff has sufficiently set forth the basis for the statutory damages award requested in its Motion for Default Judgment, the Court finds such an award to be reasonable and Plaintiff is awarded statutory damages in the amount of $50, 000.00 (“Defaulting Defendants') Individual Damages Award”) against each of the fifty-eight (58) Defaulting Defendants pursuant A to Section 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c) of the Lanham Act, plus post-judgment interest, for a total of Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2, 900, 000.00);
III. Permanent Injunction
1) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Defaulting Defendants, their respective officers, agents, servants, employees, and all persons acting in concert with or under the direction of Defaulting Defendants (regardless of whether located in the United States or abroad), who receive actual notice of this Order are permanently enjoined and restrained from:
A. manufacturing, importing, exporting, advertising, marketing, promoting, distributing, displaying, offering for sale, selling and/or otherwise dealing in Counterfeit Products or any other products bearing the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Marks and/or marks and/or artwork that are confusingly or substantially similar to, identical to and constitute a counterfeiting and/or infringement of the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works; .
B. directly or indirectly infringing in any manner Plaintiff s Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works;
C. using any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of Plaintiffs Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works to identify any goods or services not authorized by Plaintiff;
D. using Plaintiffs Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works, or any other marks and/or artwork that are confusingly or substantially similar to the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works on or in connection with the manufacturing, importing, exporting, advertising,
marketing, promoting, distributing, displaying, offering for sale, selling and/or otherwise dealing in the Counterfeit Products;
E. secreting, concealing, destroying, altering, selling off, transferring or otherwise disposing of and/or dealing with: (i) Counterfeit Products; (ii) any computer files, data, business records, documents or any other records or evidence relating to:
i. Defaulting Defendants' User Accounts and/or Merchant Storefronts;
ii. Defaulting Defendants' Assets; and
iii. the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertising, marketing, promotion, distribution, display, offering for sale and/or sale of Counterfeit Products by Defaulting Defendants and by their respective officers, employees, agents, servants and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them; and
F. effecting assignments or transfers, forming new entities or associations, or creating and/or utilizing any other platform, User Accounts, Merchant Storefronts or any other means of importation, exportation, advertising, marketing, promotion, distribution, display, offering for sale and/or sale of Counterfeit Products for the purposes of circumventing or otherwise avoiding the prohibitions set forth in this Order.
2). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defaulting Defendants' must deliver up for destruction to Plaintiff any and all Counterfeit Products and any and all packaging, labels, tags, advertising and promotional materials and any other materials in the possession, custody or control of Defaulting Defendants that infringe any of Plaintiff's trademarks, copyrights or other rights including, without limitation, the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works, or bear any marks and/or artwork that are confusingly or substantially similar to the Barbie Marks and/or Barbie Works pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1118;
3) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Third Party Service Providers and Financial Institutions are permanently enjoined and restrained from:
A. secreting, concealing, destroying, altering, selling off, transferring or otherwise disposing of and/or dealing with any computer files, data, business records, documents or any other records or evidence relating to Defaulting Defendants' Assets from or to Defaulting Defendants' Financial Accounts; and
B. knowingly instructing, aiding or abetting any other person or business entity in engaging in any of the activities referred to in subparagraphs III(1)(A) through III(3)(A) above.
IV. Dissolution of Rule 62(a) Stay
1) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, as sufficient cause has been shown, the 30-day automatic stay on enforcing Plaintiff's judgment, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 62(a) is hereby dissolved.
V. Miscellaneous Relief
1) Defaulting Defendants may, upon proper showing and two (2) business days written notice to the Court and Plaintiff's counsel, appear and move for dissolution or modification of the provisions of this Order concerning the restriction or restraint of Defaulting Defendants' Frozen Assets, Defaulting Defendants' Additional Assets and/or Defaulting Defendants' Additional Financial Accounts; .
2) Any failure by Defaulting Defendants to comply with the terms of this Order shall be deemed contempt of Court, subjecting Defaulting Defendants to contempt remedies to be determined by the Court, including fines and seizure of property;
3) The Court releases the Five Thousand U.S. Dollar ($5, 000.00) security bond that Plaintiff submitted in connection with this action to counsel for Plaintiff, Epstein Drangel, LLP, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2520, New York, NY 10165; and
4) This Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter and the parties in order to construe and enforce this Order.
SO ORDERED.