Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
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…
Collectanea J. Limited v. The P’ships & Uninc. Assocs. Identified on Schedule A, No. 24 C 3821, (N.D. Ill. Oct. 29, 2024) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis, in this Schedule A Doe case, dismissed defendants who had not sold product into Illinois and dissolved the previously granted preliminary injunction against the remaining Doe defendants.
As…
Malibu Media, L.L.C. v. Doe, No. 18 C 450, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 5, 2019) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis denied Doe defendant’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) & (f) motion to dismiss and to strike plaintiff Malibu Media’s copyright infringement complaint in this BitTorrent dispute.
The Court previously dismissed Malibu Media’s complaint because…
Design Basics, LLC v. WK Olson Architects, Inc., No. 17 C 7432, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 11, 2019) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis denied defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss as to plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claims and granted it as to plaintiffs’ Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims in this suit…
The Northern District, along with the Chicago Bar Association and in conjunction with the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and the Black Women Lawyers’ Association, are sponsoring a free program, “May it Please the Court:” Symposium on Women Lawyers in the Courtroom.
It is being held from 12:30-5:15pm CT on April 12, 2018, at the…
Kolcraft Enters., Inc. v. Artsana USA, Inc. d/b/a Chico USA, Inc., No. 13 C 4863, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 14, 2017) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis construed the claims in this patent dispute involving infant play gyms.
Of particular note, the Court held as follows:
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Kolcraft Enters., Inc. v. Artsana USA, Inc. d/b/a Chico USA, Inc., No. 13 C 4863, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 14, 2017) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis construed the claims in this patent dispute involving infant play gyms.
Of particular note, the Court held as follows:
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Kay Bros. Enters., Inc. v. Parente¸ No. 16 C 387, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 3, 2016) (Ellis, J.).
Judge Ellis granted in part third party defendant R.A. Mifflin Architects (“Mifflin”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss defendants’ third party claims against Mifflin in this copyright dispute involving custom architectural plans.
According…
