Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Putianshi Lichengqu Zhengchangpai E-Commerce Co., Ltd. v. Shuangfeng County Shuangwei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., No. 23 C 2650 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 19, 2025) (Alonso, J.).
Judge Alonso dismissed this declaratory judgment patent infringement case after finding that plaintiff’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness committed perjury during deposition. In this case involving design patents for silicon sleeve…
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…
Flair Airlines, Inc. v Gregor LLC, No. 18 C 2023, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 3, 2019) (Guzman, J.).
Judge Guzman adopted the magistrate judge’s report and recommendations (R&R), denying defendants’ motion to dismiss and for sanctions based upon defendant’s alleged spoliation of evidence from plaintiff Flair Airlines’ computer systems.
The Court adopted the…
Mon Ros Int’l. for General Trading & Contracting, W.L.L. v. Anesthesia USA, Inc., No. 17 C 7365, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 8, 2019) (Castillo, C.J.).
Chief Judge Castillo granted in part plaintiff Mon Ros’ contempt motion in this Lanham Act trademark case involving Mon Ros’ ANESTHESIA marks for use with contact lenses.
The…
Republic Technologies (NA), LLC v. BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP, No. 16 CV 3401, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 20, 2018) (Schenkier, Mag. J.).
Magistrate Judge Schenkier denied plaintiffs’ (collectively “Republic Tobacco”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 sanctions motion based upon defendants’ (collectively “HBI”) alleged improper identification of the source of rolling papers and…
Kroto Inc. v. Chapa, No. 17 C 1218, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 22, 2017) (Der-Yeghiayan, J.).
Judge Der-Yeghiayan granted defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, but denied defendants’ motion for sanctions in this declaratory judgment copyright case.
The only link plaintiff Kroto established between defendants and Illinois was the sending…
Peerless Indus., Inc. v. Crimson AV, LLC, No. 11 C 1768, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. May 8, 2013) (Cox, Mag. J.).
Judge Cox granted defendants’ (collectively “Crimson”) motion to compel answers to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition questions and for sanctions in this trade secret dispute. Crimson’s Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice included a …
Digital Design Corp. v. Kostan, No. 11 C 6243, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Dec. 7, 2012) (Holderman, C.J.).
Judge Holderman denied without prejudice plaintiff’s motion for sanctions based upon alleged spoliation of evidence in this copyright case involving InVision software. Defendant acknowledged deletion of a copy of the InVision software from his harddrive which …
Brown-Younger v. Lulu.com, No. 12 C 1979, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. June 12, 2012) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur ordered that pro se plaintiff’s counsel be terminated and that counsel respond to plaintiff’s motion for sanctions to the extent it related to him. The Court reasoned that the plaintiff’s sanctions motion evidenced a desire …
Sloan Valve Co. v. Zurn Indus., Inc., No. 10 C 204, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 12, 2012) (St. Eve, J.).
Judge St. Eve granted in part plaintiff Sloan’s motion to strike defendant Zurn’s “late asserted” invalidity defense, to compel discovery and for sanctions in this patent case involving dual mode flush valves.
Worn …
