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2025-cv-06958

Epoch Company, Ltd. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A Hereto

法院:伊利诺伊州北法院
发案日期:2025-06-24
原告:Epoch Company, Ltd.
代理律所:HSP
诉讼类型:商标
# Date Description
[+] 1 2025-06-24 COMPLAINT filed by Epoch Company, Ltd.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23659685.
2 2025-06-24 CIVIL Cover Sheet
3 2025-06-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. by Michael A. Hierl
4 2025-06-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. by William Benjamin Kalbac
5 2025-06-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. by Robert Payton Mcmurray
6 2025-06-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. by John Wilson
7 2025-06-24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. by Elizabeth Aubree Miller
8 2025-06-24 MOTION by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. to seal document Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal
9 2025-06-24 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. Sealed Schedule A
10 2025-06-24 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Epoch Company, Ltd.
11 2025-06-24 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Epoch Company, Ltd.
[+] 12 2025-06-25 EMAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA
13 2025-07-03 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 126 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 and 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder at least 7 days before the filing of the motion for temporary restraining order. Alternatively, by the same date, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint and amended Schedule A reducing the number of defendants. However, if Plaintiff names multiple defendants, Plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. The Court directs Plaintiff to this Court's standing order in Schedule A cases regarding joinder on the Court's website. Mailed notice.
[+] 14 2025-07-14 AMENDED complaint by Epoch Company, Ltd. against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Amended Schedule A Hereto
15 2025-07-14 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. Amended Schedule A
[+] 16 2025-07-14 DECLARATION of Manami Hori
17 2025-07-14 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. Exhibit 3 to Hori Declaration
[+] 18 2025-07-14 MEMORANDUM by Epoch Company, Ltd. Memorandum in Support of Joinder
19 2025-07-14 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. Exhibit 4 regarding memorandum 18
20 2025-08-18 MOTION by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. Plaintiff's Motion for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)
21 2025-08-18 MOTION by Plaintiff Epoch Company, Ltd. to expedite Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery
22 2025-08-18 NOTICE of Motion by Michael A. Hierl for presentment of motion to expedite 21, motion for miscellaneous relief 20 before Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/26/2025 at 10:00 AM.
23 2025-08-26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: Motion hearing held on 8/26/2025. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 8, motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) 20, and motion for expedited discovery 21 are granted. Enter Order. An in-person status hearing is set for 10/7/2025 at 10:00 AM. Mailed notice.
24 2025-08-27 ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 8/27/2025. Mailed notice.