Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
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…
Ryford H. Estores, et al. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A, No. 25-cv-06151, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 11, 2025) (Wood, J.).
Judge Wood denied plaintiffs’ amended motion for temporary restraining order in this design patent infringement case involving a foldable three-way mirror.
The Court held that plaintiffs misconceived their design patent’s…
Bestway Inflatables & Material Corp. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto, et al., No. 24 C 11697, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 15, 2025) (Alonso, J.).
Judge Alonso granted defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this Schedule A trademark case, holding that…
Eicher Motors Limited v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A”, No. 25-cv-02937 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025) (Kness, J.).
Judge Kness denied plaintiff Eicher Motors’ motion for ex parte Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in this Schedule A trademark case, finding that the routine granting of preliminary injunctive relief without adversarial proceedings violates…
This Friday from 10am until 3:45pm CT Chicago Kent is putting on an interesting, online symposium exploring Exhibit A IP litigation. It will no doubt have a big focus on Northern District cases and jurisprudence because so much of the Schedule A litigation is filed in Chicago. Register here for this free seminar.
The day…
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…
Over the last five or more years, the Northern District has become the epicenter of intellectual property cases filed against an anonymous list of alleged infringers – often referred to as Doe defendants or Schedule A defendants – typically targeting online sellers of allegedly knock-off products. In fact, 83% of the Schedule A cases filed…
