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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) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 8 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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Order on Motion to Seal (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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Order (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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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) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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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) |
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2025-12-15 |
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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(Exhibit `3) |
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2025-12-30 |
PAPERLESS ORDER dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint without prejudice. 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). In response to the Court's Order to Show Cause, Plaintiff does not provide a valid basis for the joinder of the 92 Schedule "A" Defendants. Indeed, the Defendants hale from eleven different countries and use multiple internet marketplace websites, including Amazon, Ebay, and Temu. Accordingly, the Court finds joinder is improper and dismisses Plaintiff's Complaint without prejudice. This case is closed for administrative purposes and all pending motions are denied as moot. On or before January 20, 2026, Plaintiff may move for leave to file an amended complaint, attaching the proposed amended complaint. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 12/30/2025. (hs01) |
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Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings per DE 13 Order. Amended Complaint due by 1/20/2026. (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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2026-01-20 |
MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. Responses due by 2/3/2026. |
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Exhibit A (Amended Complaint) |
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(Text of Proposed Order) |
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2026-01-20 |
MOTION to Seal Schedule A to the Amended Complaint per Local Rule 5.4 by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. |
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(Text of Proposed Order) |
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2026-01-21 |
PAPERLESS ORDER granting 14 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. Plaintiff shall file the Amended Complaint as a separate docket entry on or before January 23, 2026. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 1/21/2026. (hs01) |
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2026-01-21 |
PAPERLESS ORDER granting 15 Motion to Seal. Plaintiff shall file Schedule A to the Amended Complaint under seal. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 1/21/2026. (hs01) |
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Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings per DE 16 Order. Amended Complaint due by 1/23/2026. (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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2026-01-22 |
AMENDED COMPLAINT against The Individuals, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule A filed in response to Order Granting Motion for Leave, filed by Conan Doyle Estate Limited. |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 20 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 21 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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Order (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 22 [misc] restricted/sealed until further notice. (951567) (Text entry; no document attached.) |
