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Bmw of North America, LLC v. Brown

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California
Jul 17, 2015
CV 14-5037 PA (MANx) (C.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2015)

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BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, a German corporation, Plaintiffs, v. JEFF BROWN, an individual doing business as PRORACINGSHOP.COM, JACKETHUT.COM, and EMBROIDERYLOGIC.COM; LEITH CROSSEN, an individual doing business as PRORACINGSHOP.COM, JACKETHUT.COM, and EMBROIDERYLOGIC.COM; and DOES 1-10, Inclusive, Defendants. No. CV 14-5037 PA (MANx) United States District Court, C.D. California. July 17, 2015

          JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION

          PERCY ANDERSON, District Judge.

         Pursuant to this Court's June 29, 2015 Minute Order granting the Motion for Default Judgment filed by plaintiffs BMW of North America, LLC and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (collectively, "Plaintiffs") against defendants Jeff Brown and Leith Crossen, doing business as proracingshop.com, jackethut.com, and embroiderylogic.com (collectively, "Defendants"), it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED:

1. Defendants shall pay Plaintiffs damages in the amount of $20, 000.00;

3. Plaintiffs shall recover their costs of suit in the amount of $1, 730.25; and

         It is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that Defendants and their agents, employees, officers, directors, owners, attorneys, representatives, successor companies, related companies, and all persons acting in concert or participation with Defendants are permanently restrained, enjoined, and prohibited from:

(a) The import, export, making, manufacture, reproduction, assembly, use, acquisition, purchase, offer, sale, transfer, brokerage, consignment, distribution, shipment, licensing, development, display, delivery, marketing, advertising or promotion of the counterfeit BMW-branded products identified in the Complaint and any other unauthorized BMW-branded products, or products bearing Plaintiffs' Trademarks (including any non-genuine reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation thereof);

(b) The import, export, making, manufacture, reproduction, assembly, use, acquisition, purchase, offer, sale, transfer, brokerage, consignment, distribution, shipment, licensing, development, display, delivery, marketing, advertising or promotion of the infringing and diluting product identified in the Complaint and any other product which infringes or dilutes any of Plaintiffs' Trademarks, trade name and/or trade dress including, but not limited to, any of Plaintiffs' Trademarks at issue in this action;

(c) The unauthorized use, in any manner whatsoever, of any of Plaintiffs' Trademarks, trade name and/or trade dress including, but not limited to, the Plaintiffs' Trademarks at issue in this action, any variants, colorable imitations, translations and/or simulations thereof and/or any items that are confusingly similar thereto, including specifically:

i. on or in conjunction with any product or service; and

ii. on or in conjunction with any advertising, promotional materials, labels, hangtags, packaging, or containers;

(d) The use of any trademark, trade name, or trade dress that falsely represents, or is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive purchasers, customers, or members of the public to believe that unauthorized product imported, exported, manufactured, reproduced, distributed, assembled, acquired, purchased, offered, sold, transferred, brokered, consigned, distributed, stored, shipped, marketed, advertised and/or promoted by Defendants originates from Plaintiffs, or that said merchandise has been sponsored, approved, licensed by, or associated with Plaintiffs or is, in some way, connected or affiliated with Plaintiffs;

(e) Engaging in any conduct that falsely represents that, or is likely to confuse, mislead, or deceive purchasers, customers, or members of the public to believe that Defendants are connected with, or are in some way sponsored by or affiliated with Plaintiffs, purchases product from or otherwise has a business relationship with Plaintiffs; and

(f) Affixing, applying, annexing, or using in connection with the manufacture, distribution, advertising, sale, and/or offering for sale or other use of any goods, a false description or representation, including words or symbols, tending to falsely describe or represent such goods as being those of Plaintiffs.


Summaries of

Bmw of North America, LLC v. Brown

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California
Jul 17, 2015
CV 14-5037 PA (MANx) (C.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2015)
Case details for

Bmw of North America, LLC v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company…

Court:United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, C.D. California

Date published: Jul 17, 2015

Citations

CV 14-5037 PA (MANx) (C.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2015)