Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
DR Distribs., LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., No. 12 C 50324, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 12, 2019) (Johnston, Mag. J.).
Magistrate Judge Johnston denied defendants’ motion to amend dismissing their defamation counterclaim in this Lanham Act dispute.
At the outset, the Court explained that these “bizarre” circumstances – a party opposing its…
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…
Avnet, Inc. v. Motio, Inc.., No 12 C 2100, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 30, 2015) (Lefkow, J.).
Judge Lefkow granted defendant Motio’s motion to amend its answer and counterclaim adding counterclaims and an affirmative defense regarding inequitable conduct and related antitrust claims.
As an initial matter, while Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 requires…
