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2025-11-07 |
COMPLAINT against The Individuals, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule A. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18938036, filed by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. |
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(Civil Cover Sheet) |
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2025-11-07 |
Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Darrin P. Gayles. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Detra Shaw-Wilder is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. |
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2025-11-10 |
FORM AO 120 SENT TO DIRECTOR OF U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK |
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(Complaint) (blc) |
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2025-11-11 |
Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Conan Doyle Estate Limited |
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2025-11-11 |
MOTION to Seal Schedule A to the Complaint per Local Rule 5.4 by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. |
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(Text of Proposed Order) |
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2025-11-11 |
NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICE. Unless otherwise specified by the Court, every motion shall be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point typeface. Multiple Plaintiffs or Defendants shall file joint motions with co-parties unless there are clear conflicts of position. If conflicts of position exist, the parties shall explain the conflicts in their separate motions. Failure to comply with ANY of these procedures may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions including, but not limited to, the striking of the motion or dismissal of this action. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 11/11/2025. (hs01) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 7 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 8 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) |
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Order on Motion to Seal |
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Order |
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2025-11-13 |
PAPERLESS ORDER granting 5 Motion to Seal. Schedule A to Plaintiff's Complaint shall be filed under seal and shall remain under seal until further order from this Court. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 11/13/2025. (hs01) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 10 [misc] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) |
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2025-12-08 |
PAPERLESS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that the 92 Individuals, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A" (Defendants) have "individually and jointly" engaged in trademark infringement in this district. [ECF No. 1]. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a) permits joinder of defendants in the same action where the plaintiff's claims against the defendants arise "out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences," and "any question of law or fact common to all defendants will arise in the action." Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)(2)(A)(B). The Eleventh Circuit has defined "transaction or occurrence" as "all logically related events entitling a person to institute a legal action against another." Alexander v. Fulton Cnty., Ga., 207 F.3d 1303, 1323 (11th Cir. 2000), overruled on other grounds by Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003). In intellectual property cases, a plaintiff cannot satisfy Rule 20's requirements by alleging that multiple defendants have infringed the same patent or trademark. Omega, SA v. Individuals, Bus. Entities, & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A", 650 F. Supp. 3d 1349, 1352 (S.D. Fla. 2023). Accordingly, on or before December 15, 2025, Plaintiff shall file a memorandum showing why joinder of the 92 Defendants is proper. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 12/8/2025. (hs01) |
