Opinion
22-cv-3421
10-11-2022
JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, v. THE PARTNERSHIPS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE "A", Defendants.
Brandon Beymer (ARDC No. 6332454), Daliah Saper (ARDC No. 6283932) Saper Law Offices, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff
Brandon Beymer (ARDC No. 6332454), Daliah Saper (ARDC No. 6283932) Saper Law Offices, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff
Sheila M. Finnegan, Magistrate Judge
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT
Mary M. Rowland, United States District Judge
Pursuant to the parties' settlement agreement, Plaintiff hereby moves this Court for entry of the Consent Judgment for Defendant Nos. 631, 632, 634, 636, 638, 640, 641, and 644 (names in table below) attached hereto.
| Def. No. | Defendant / Merchant Name |
| #631 | MOOSUNGEEK |
| #632 | kaifengjianbenshangmaoyouxiangongsi |
| #634 | shenzhenshibaipinyouyimaoyiyouxiangongsi |
| #636 | beihaishihongjiudianzishangwuyouxaingongsi |
| #638 | kaifengzhenyanshangmaoyouxiangongsi |
| #640 | sichuanchenghongtaidianzishangwuyouxiangongsi |
| #641 | yiwushilongmandeqimaoyiyouxiangongsi |
| #644 | zhengzhouqitishangmaoyouxiangongsi |
CONSENT JUDGMENT
This action having been commenced by Plaintiff Eden 3000, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) against Defendant Nos. 631, 632, 634, 636, 638, 640, 641, and 644 (names in table below) (“Defendants”). Plaintiff and Defendants have resolved all claims arising from the allegations in the Complaint.
| Def. No. | Defendant / Merchant Name |
| #631 | MOOSUNGEEK |
| #632 | kaifengjianbenshangmaoyouxiangongsi |
| #634 | shenzhenshibaipinyouyimaoyiyouxiangongsi |
| #636 | beihaishihongjiudianzishangwuyouxaingongsi |
| #638 | kaifengzhenyanshangmaoyouxiangongsi |
| #640 | sichuanchenghongtaidianzishangwuyouxiangongsi |
| #641 | yiwushilongmandeqimaoyiyouxiangongsi |
| #644 | zhengzhouqitishangmaoyouxiangongsi |
THIS COURT HEREBY FINDS that it has personal jurisdiction over Defendants since Defendants directly targets their business activities towards consumers in the United States, including Illinois. Specifically, Defendants have targeted sales to Illinois residents by setting up and operating e-commerce stores that target United States consumers using one or more seller aliases, offer shipping to the United States, including Illinois, accept payment in U.S. dollars, and have used infringing and counterfeit versions of the Snore Stopper Trademark (collectively, the “Unauthorized Snore Stopper Products”) to residents of Illinois. The SNORE STOPPER Trademark is included in the below chart.
| REGISTRATION NUMBER | REGISTERED TRADEMARK | INTERNATIONAL CLASSES |
| 3043035 | SNORE STOPPER | 010 |
THIS COURT FURTHER FINDS that Defendants are liable for willful federal trademark infringement and counterfeiting (15 U.S.C. § 1114), and false designation of origin (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendants, the officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting for, with, by, through, under or in active concert with it be permanently enjoined and restrained from:
a. using the SNORE STOPPER Trademark or any reproductions, counterfeit copies or colorable imitations thereof in any manner in connection with the distribution, marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or sale of any product that is not a genuine Snore Stopper product or not authorized by Plaintiff to be sold in connection with the SNORE STOPPER Trademark;
b. passing off, inducing, or enabling others to sell or pass off any product as a genuine Snore Stopper product or any other product produced by Plaintiff, that is not Plaintiff's or not produced under the authorization, control or supervision of Plaintiff and approved by Plaintiff for sale under the SNORE STOPPER Trademark;
c. committing any acts calculated to cause consumers to believe that Defendant's Unauthorized Snore Stopper Products are those sold under the authorization, control or supervision of Plaintiff, or are sponsored by, approved by, or otherwise connected with Plaintiff;
d. further infringing the SNORE STOPPER Trademark; and
e. manufacturing, shipping, delivering, holding for sale, transferring or otherwise moving, storing, distributing, returning, or otherwise disposing of, in any manner, products or
inventory not manufactured by or for Plaintiff's, nor authorized by Plaintiff to be sold or offered for sale, and which bear any of Plaintiff's trademarks, including the SNORE STOPPER Trademark.
2. Pursuant to the parties' settlement agreement, Defendants shall pay Plaintiff nine thousand dollars ($9,000) in damages (the “Damages Amount”).
3. Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) is ordered to transfer the Damages Amount from Defendant's account to Plaintiff within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of this Order.
4. Upon Walmart's transfer of Damages Amount to Plaintiff pursuant to paragraph 3, Walmart shall remove any restraints that were placed on Defendants' e-commerce store and financial account pursuant to the Temporary Restraining Order [ECF 20] and Preliminary Injunction Order [ECF 38].
5. This case is dismissed with leave to reinstate within one hundred and eighty (180) days, at such time, absent a motion to reinstate, shall automatically convert to a dismissal with prejudice.
6. Each party shall bear its own attorney's fees and costs.
IT IS SO ORDERED.