Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Mobile Motherboard Inc. v. AIOEXPC, et al., No. 24 C 8703 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 4, 2025) (Shah, J.).
Judge Shah granted defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings in this patent infringement case involving a two-piece computer system patent. The Court found that plaintiff Mobile Motherboard’s own claim charts…
Ryford H. Estores, et al. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A, No. 25-cv-06151, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 11, 2025) (Wood, J.).
Judge Wood denied plaintiffs’ amended motion for temporary restraining order in this design patent infringement case involving a foldable three-way mirror.
The Court held that plaintiffs misconceived their design patent’s…
Bestway Inflatables & Material Corp. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto, et al., No. 24 C 11697, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 15, 2025) (Alonso, J.).
Judge Alonso granted defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this Schedule A trademark case, holding that…
Sievert Electric Service and Sales Company v. Storako, et al., No. 22 CV 6380 (N.D. Ill. July 24, 2025) (Kim, Mag. J.).
Magistrate Judge Kim issued a comprehensive discovery order in this Defend Trade Secrets Act case, addressing multiple motions to compel and highlighting important ESI and privilege issues.
Of particular interest, the Court rejected…
Amorepacific Corp. v. Juanhe Co. Ltd., No. 24 CV 12417 (N.D. Ill. July 15, 2025) (Jenkins, J.).
Judge Jenkins granted plaintiff Amorepacific’s summary judgment motion against defendant Juanhe for trademark infringement and false designation of origin involving the LANEIGE beauty brand.
The Court found no genuine dispute that Juanhe used the LANEIGE mark without authorization…
Binglin Zhong v. Shanghai Jingsun Tech. Co., No. 25 C 2973 (N.D. Ill. July 18, 2025) (Kennelly, J.).
Judge Kennelly denied plaintiff Zhong’s motion for preliminary injunction against defendant Millionhome for alleged infringement of a design patent covering a surge protector, finding that Zhong failed to establish irreparable harm.
Zhong argued two points regarding irreparable…
Eicher Motors Limited v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A”, No. 25-cv-02937 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025) (Kness, J.).
Judge Kness denied plaintiff Eicher Motors’ motion for ex parte Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in this Schedule A trademark case, finding that the routine granting of preliminary injunctive relief without adversarial proceedings violates…
This Friday from 10am until 3:45pm CT Chicago Kent is putting on an interesting, online symposium exploring Exhibit A IP litigation. It will no doubt have a big focus on Northern District cases and jurisprudence because so much of the Schedule A litigation is filed in Chicago. Register here for this free seminar.
The day…
Meihua Yan v. The Individuals, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A,” No. 24 C 5403, (N.D. Ill. July 25, 2025) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis granted in part defendant Forious’ Rule 11 motion and dismissed plaintiff Meihua Yan’s design patent infringement claims with prejudice as a sanction for a pattern of misrepresentations to the…
The Northern District of Illinois is accepting applications for a full-time United States Magistrate Judge position in the Eastern Division in Chicago. This prestigious role comes with significant responsibilities, a highly competitive annual salary of $227,608 and after 14 years of service and reaching age 65, a retiring Magistrate Judge receives an annuity equal to…
