Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does 1-38, No. 15 C 5283, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 23, 2015) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman denied Doe 38’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 motion to dismiss Does 2-38 for improper joinder in this BitTorrent copyright case involving the movie The Cobbler. Does 1-38 allegedly participated in a single…
Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC v. Wendy’s Int’l., Inc., No. 14 C 865, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2015) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman granted defendants Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 and 17 motion to amend its first amended complaint to state that it was a Texas entity with a principal place in Texas, as…
Wimo Labs, LLC v. Hub Pen Co., Inc., No. 15 C 8424, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 8, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte ordered plaintiff Wimo’s counsel to appear and discuss whether venue was proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) in this patent case.
Based upon Wimo’s complaint, the Court…
Channel Clarity, Inc. v. Optima Tax Relief, LLC, 14 C 8945, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 18, 2015) (Durkin, J.).
Judge Durkin granted declaratory judgment defendant Optima’s Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss arguing that declaratory judgment plaintiff Channel Clarity did not have proper declaratory standing. Channel Clarity filed a declaratory judgment suit regarding Optima’s…
Fasoli (a/k/a Jaz) v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 14 C 6206, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Dec. 22, 2014) (Gettleman, J.).
Judge Gettleman granted plaintiffs’ motion to transfer this copyright case involving plaintiffs’ copyrighted mural “Castillo” to the C.D. California. Of particular note, the Court held as follows:
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Porter v. Team One Lacrosse LLC, No. 15 C 523, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. May 15, 2015) (Lee, J.).
Judge Lee denied defendants (collectively “Team One”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s copyright infringement claims as barred by the three year statute of limitations, 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). Plaintiff and Team…
Saeilo Enters., Inc. v. Alphonse Capone Enters., Inc., No. 13 C 2306, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Dec. 5, 2014) (Dow, J. as emergency judge for Aspen, Sen. J.).
Judge Dow, sitting as emergency judge for Judge Aspen, granted plaintiff Saeilo’s motion for a temporary restraining order prohibiting defendant from selling Tommy Guns’ alcohol in…
Chrome Hearts LLC v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Assocs. Identified on Schedule A, No. 15 C 3491, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 9, 2015) (Kendall, J.).
Judge Kendall denied a third party’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 motion to intervene in this trademark dispute regarding plaintiff Chrome Hearts’ CHROME HEARTS trademark. The Court previously entered…
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does 1-37, No. 15 C 5282, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 25, 2015) (Guzman, J.).
Judge Guzman sua sponte severed Doe 1 from Does 2-37 and dismissed Does 2-37 without prejudice in this BitTorrent copyright case. The Court recognized the split authority on whether joinder was only proper if members…
With amendments to the Federal Rules set to go into effect on December 1, the Seventh Circuit Pilot Program on Electronic Discovery is offering a CLE program on the e-discovery implications of the new rules on October 14 at 12pm CT. Speakers include:
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