Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Hypertherm, Inc. v. The Individuals, Partnerships, No. 24 CV 11340, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 2, 2025) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman granted in part and denied in part plaintiff Hypertherm’s motion for default judgment in this Schedule A patent infringement case involving plasma arc cutter replacement parts. While finding defendants liable for patent infringement and awarding $46,146.60…
NS, Inc. v. The Partnerships, No. 25 CV 00596, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 2, 2025) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman, in this Schedule A case, granted in part and denied in part plaintiff NewAge Supply’s motion for default judgment against five defaulting defendants accused of selling counterfeit products bearing plaintiff’s PROFITNESS trademarks. While finding defendants liable for…
Dorna Sports, S.L. v. The Individuals, et al., No. 24 CV 11676, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2025) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman entered default but denied default judgment in this Schedule A trademark case, finding that plaintiff Dorna Sports failed to establish a legitimate cause of action despite defendants’ default. The Court held that conclusory…
Blue Sphere, Inc. v. The Individuals, et al., No. 25 CV 004715, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 10, 2025) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman dismissed this Schedule A trademark case for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that plaintiff Blue Sphere failed to establish that defendants sold any counterfeit Lucky 13 products to Illinois residents. The Court held…
Mob Entertainment, Inc. v. The Partnerships, No. 25 C 01581 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 9, 2025) (Coleman, J.).
Judge Coleman granted in part and denied in part plaintiff Mob Entertainment’s motion for default judgment in this Schedule A case involving the video game Poppy Playtime. The Court’s decision highlights the importance of providing sufficient evidence…
Allied Van Lines, Inc. v. iMove, Inc., No. 17 C 8021, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 25, 2018) (Kocoras, J.).
Judge Kocoras granted plaintiff Allied Van Lines’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2) motion for entry of default judgment against defendant iMove in this Lanham Act and Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) case regarding Allied…
Taurus Flavors, Inc. v. More Flavors, Inc., No. 15 C 265, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 20, 2016) (Alonso, J.).
Judge Alonso denied plaintiff Taurus Flavors’ motion for default judgment against More Flavors and the individual defendant More Flavors’ principal in this Lanham Act case.
The Court had previously defaulted both defendants for failure…
Chrome Hearts LLC v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Assocs. Identified on Schedule A, No. 15 C 3491, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 10, 2015) (Kendall, J.).
Judge Kendall granted plaintiff Chrome Hearts’ default judgment against various defendants (the “Defaulting Defendants”) holding that each defendant was infringing the CHROME HEARTS trademarks. The Court previously entered a…
Malibu Media, LLC v. Funderburg, No. 13 C 2614, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 24, 2015) (Dow, J.).
Judge Dow granted plaintiff Malibu Media’s motion for default judgment in this copyright case regarding pornographic movies. Malibu Media sufficiently pled copyright infringement: 1) Malibu Media owned a copyright in the movie; and 2) defendant downloaded…
RSI Video Techs., Inc. v. Vacant Property Security, LLC, No. 13 C 7260, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 10, 2014) (Holderman, Sen. J.).
Judge Holderman denied plaintiff RSI’s motion for default judgment against defendant VPS Group, Inc. in this patent case involving security systems. The other defendants, all various VPS-related entities ultimately responded to …
