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2025-08-07 |
COMPLAINT filed by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23851553. |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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Exhibit 3 |
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Exhibit 4 |
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Exhibit 5 |
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2025-08-07 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited Schedule A regarding complaint, [1] |
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2025-08-07 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal |
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2025-08-07 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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2025-08-07 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited |
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2025-08-07 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited |
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2025-08-07 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited by Martin Francis Trainor |
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2025-08-07 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited by Sydney Paige Fenton |
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2025-08-07 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited by Alexander Whang |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (Text entry; no document attached.) |
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2025-08-12 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery |
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2025-08-12 |
MEMORANDUM by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[10] |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-08-12 |
DECLARATION of Paul Varley regarding memorandum in support of motion[11] |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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2025-08-12 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited Exhibit 3 Part 1-13 regarding declaration[12] |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 1 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 2 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 3 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 4 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 5 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 6 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 7 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 8 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 9 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 10 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 11 |
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Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 12 |
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(Exhibit Exhibit 3 Part 13) |
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2025-08-12 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) |
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2025-08-12 |
MEMORANDUM by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[14] |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-08-14 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motion to file under seal [3] is granted. Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process [10] is denied, without prejudice to refiling. In the Court's view, sending an email with a link to a website where the relevant papers may be found is insufficient; the service must include the relevant materials (summons, complaint, etc.) as attachments to the email so that they are actually sent to the defendant granted. Plaintiff's motion for entry of an ex parte temporary restraining order [14] is also denied, again without prejudice to refiling, because the draft TRO incorporate the insufficient service terms proposed in the motion for electronic service that the Court has denied. |
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2025-08-15 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery (Renewed) |
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2025-08-15 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) (Renewed) |
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2025-08-15 |
MEMORANDUM by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[18] (Renewed) |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-08-18 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's renewed motion for electronic service [18] and renewed ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order (etc.) [17] are granted. Enter Sealed Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order. Telephonic preliminary injunction hearing is set for 9/2/2025 at 8:55 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction or motion to extend TRO is to be filed by 8/27/2025. Plaintiff is advised that the Court may deny entry of a preliminary injunction if there is an insufficient interval between service of summons and the preliminary injunction hearing. Mailed notice. |
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2025-08-18 |
SEALED ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 8/18/2025. |
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2025-08-18 |
SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) THE PARTNERSHIPS and UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE "A" by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited |
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2025-08-19 |
SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A |
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2025-08-21 |
Surety BOND in the amount of $ 10,000 posted by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited. (Document not Imaged) |
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2025-08-27 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order |
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2025-08-27 |
MEMORANDUM by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[25] |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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2025-08-28 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiff's motion for extension of the temporary restraining order [25] is granted. The ex parte TRO entered by the Court on 8/18/2025 is extended through 9/18/2025 (the Court will be unavailable through 9/15/2025). The telephonic preliminary injunction hearing set for 9/2/2025 is vacated and reset to 9/18/2025 at 9:10 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Motion for preliminary injunction is to be filed by 9/15/2025. Plaintiff is reminded that the Court may deny entry of a preliminary injunction if there is an insufficient interval between service of summons and the preliminary injunction hearing. |
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2025-09-03 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited as to a certain defendant |
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2025-09-05 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited as to a certain defendant |
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2025-09-11 |
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited as to The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A, on 9/11/2025, answer due 10/2/2025. |
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Declaration of Sydney Fenton |
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Exhibit A |
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2025-09-11 |
MOTION by Plaintiff Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited for preliminary injunction |
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Exhibit A |
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2025-09-11 |
MEMORANDUM by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited in support of motion for preliminary injunction[31] |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-09-12 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Aardman Animations Limited and Wallace & Gromit Limited as to certain Defendants |
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2025-09-16 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: No defendant in this case has filed an appearance or a response to the complaint. The telephonic preliminary injunction hearing set for 9/18/2025 is vacated. Plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction is granted 31. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk is directed to unseal all documents that were previously filed under seal. Law Firm Tme Law, P.c. is ordered to add all defendant names listed in the Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website located at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. The case is set for a telephonic status hearing on 11/18/2025 at 9:00 AM. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 650-479-3207; access code 2305-915-8729. Plaintiff is directed to file a status report on 11/10/2025. Mailed notice. |
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2025-09-16 |
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 9/16/2025. Mailed notice. |
