Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
GZ Long Ya Trading Co., Ltd. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 24-cv-4193, (N.D. Ill. Apr. 24, 2026) (Holleb Hotaling, Mag. J.).
Magistrate Judge Holleb Hotaling granted plaintiff GZ Long Ya Trading’s motion for summary judgment and permanent injunctive relief against the remaining Schedule A defendant Tonchean, denied plaintiff’s…
Judge Kennelly denied plaintiff’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to reconsider an earlier summary judgment order that disposed of plaintiff’s copyright, Lanham Act, and state-law claims, emphasizing diligence and record consistency in post-judgment practice in this…
The Kyjen Company, LLC v. The Individuals, Corporations, No. 23 C 15119 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 22, 2025) (Kendall, C.J.).
Chief Judge Kendall denied defendant ThinkPet’s motion for summary judgment in this trademark infringement case involving the “Fun Feeder” mark for slow feeder pet bowls. Kyjen alleged ThinkPet infringed its registered trademark by including “Fun…
Feit Elec. Co. v. CFL Techs., LLC, No. 13 C 9339, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 7, 2021) (Gettleman, J.).
Judge Coleman denied declaratory judgment plaintiff Feit’s motion to certify an interlocutory appeal regarding the Court’s denial of Feit’s and granting of declaratory judgment plaintiff CFL’s cross-motion for summary judgment regarding Feit’s inequitable conduct…
Ouyeinc, Ltd. v. BAAAAI, et al., No. 20 C 3488, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 13, 2021) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman denied defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), (2) & (6) motion to dismiss plaintiff Ouyeinc’s Lanham Act trademark infringement, counterfeiting and false designation claims regarding Ouyeinc’s PRO-WAX100 marks for use with wax warming…
Everite Transworld Ltd. v. MIEH, Inc., No. 19 C 678, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 24, 2020) (Rowland, J.)
Judge Rowland granted in part plaintiffs’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss defendant MIEH’s counterclaims for tortious interference and civil conspiracy in this patent dispute involving toy vehicles that travel through tubes.
MIEH…
Neurografix v. Brainlab, Inc., No. 12 C 6075, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 30, 2020) (Kennelly, J.)
Judge Kennelly granted defendants’ (collectively “Brainlab”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment of no lost profits in this patent case involving tractographies.
Plaintiff Neurografix was not entitled to lost profits because it had not…
Black & Decker Inc. v. Positec USA Inc., No. 13 C 3075, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 20, 2020) (Gottschall, J.)
Judge Gottschall denied defendants’ (collectively “Positec”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment of invalidity and granted it as to noninfringement in this patent case involving string trimmers, commonly known as…
Beckman Coulter, Inc. v. Sysmex Am., Inc., No. 18 C 6563, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 26, 2020) (Lee, J.).
Judge Lee denied plaintiff Beckman Coulter (“BCI”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d) motion for additional discovery in this patent dispute involving automated laboratory software.
Defendants (collectively “Sysmex”) sought summary judgment precluding recovery of pre-suit…
Neurografix v. Brainlab, Inc., No. 12 C 6075, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 26, 2020) (Kennelly, J.)
Judge Kennelly denied plaintiffs’ (collectively “Neurografix”) motion for reconsideration of the Court’s order granting defendants (collectively “Brainlab”) summary judgment on lost profits in this patent case tractographies.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) allows a court to reconsider…
