Opinion
Case No. 5:18-cv-00156 DOC-DFM
09-25-2018
TALENT MOBILE DEVELOPMENT, INC, Plaintiff, v. HEADIOS GROUP, GEORGES OBEID, 3AKARAT.NET, SUB TRADE GLOBAL OFF SHORE, BASSAM ISTAMBOULI, and WALEED SHAKER, Defendants. and Related Counterclaim
Michael Machat, Esq.(BAR NO.109475) MACHAT & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 8730 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 250 West Hollywood, California 90069 Telephone: (310) 860-1833 Email: michael@machatlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Talent Mobile Development, Inc.
Michael Machat, Esq.(BAR NO.109475)
MACHAT & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
8730 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 250
West Hollywood, California 90069
Telephone: (310) 860-1833
Email: michael@machatlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff
Talent Mobile Development, Inc. Case filed: January 24, 2018
FPTC: July 16, 2018
Trial date: July 17, 2018
Judge: Hon. David O. Carter JUDGMENT
Following the jury's verdict in this case on July 23, 2018, in favor of Plaintiff Talent Mobile Development, Judgment is hereby entered as follows:
(1) Headios Group did not infringe Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4613102;
(2) Headios Group infringed Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4671180;
(3) Headios Group infringed Talent Mobile Development's unregistered REAL CALLER ID trademark;
(4) Bassam Istambouli did not infringe Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4613102;
(5) Bassam Istambouli infringed Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4671180;
(6) Bassam Istambouli infringed Talent Mobile Development's unregistered REAL CALLER ID trademark;
(7) Waleed Shaker did not infringe Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4613102;
(8) Waleed Shaker infringed Talent Mobile Development's REAL CALLER trademark bearing registration no. 4671180;
(9) Waleed Shaker infringed Talent Mobile Development's unregistered REAL CALLER ID trademark; 1
(10) Talent Mobile Development's did not infringe Headios Group unregistered Real Caller trademark;
(11) Headios Group did in bad faith register, traffic in, or use a domain name that infringed Talent Mobile development's "Real Caller " trademarks;
(12) Bassam Istambouli did not in bad faith register, traffic in, or use a domain name that infringed Talent Mobile development's "Real Caller" trademarks;
(13) Waleed Shaker did not in bad faith register, traffic in, or use a domain name that infringed Talent Mobile development's "Real Caller " trademarks;
(14) Talent mobile development did not fraudulently register the Real Caller mark bearing registration number 4613102 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(15) Talent mobile development did not fraudulently register the Real Caller mark bearing registration number 4671180 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(16) Talent mobile development did not intentionally interfere with contractual relations between Headios Group and Apple, Inc;
(17) Talent mobile development did not intentionally interfere with contractual relations between Headios Group and Google, Inc;
(18) Defendants are ordered to pay plaintiff monetary damages for trademark infringement in the amount of Seven Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Sixty One Dollars ($710,261.00);
(19) Defendants shall not pay plaintiff any monetary damages for cybersquatting;
(20) Plaintiff did not infringe Headios Group's unregistered mark "Real Caller" and thus Headios Group is not entitled to any monetary damages;
(21) Plaintiff did not interfere with Headios Group's contractual relations with Apple Inc and thus Headios Group is not entitled to any monetary damages;
(22) Plaintiff did not interfere with Headios Group's contractual relations with Google and thus Headios Group is not entitled to any monetary damages.
IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: September 25, 2018
/s/_________
Honorable David O. Carter
United States District Court Judge