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2026-05-27 |
COMPLAINT filed by Sega of America, Inc., Sega Corporation; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25170422. |
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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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2026-05-27 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
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2026-05-27 |
MOTION by Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal |
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2026-05-27 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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2026-05-27 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. |
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2026-05-27 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. |
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2026-05-27 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. by Martin Francis Trainor |
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2026-05-27 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. by Alexander Whang |
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2026-05-27 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. by Victor Benjamin Chahin, 020d5 |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
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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. |
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2026-05-28 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety of joining more than 80 defendants in a single action. By June 5, 2026, plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder. In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by June 5, 2026 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why that smaller subset of defendants is properly joined. No motion for an ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in this matter without counsel first consulting the opinion issued in Wham-O Holding v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 12523, Dkt. 39 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 20, 2025) (Alexakis, J.). Mailed notice. |
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NEW PARTIES: abderelm_54 added to case caption. Terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A |
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2026-05-28 |
MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. |
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Trademarks |
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2026-06-01 |
Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. |
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2026-06-01 |
AMENDED complaint by Sega of America, Inc., Sega Corporation against abderelm_54 |
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2026-06-01 |
EXHIBIT by Plaintiffs Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. Schedule A regarding amended complaint[13] |
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2026-06-02 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: The motion to seal [3] is denied as withdrawn. The clerk shall update the case caption to reflect that Defendant is "abderelm_54." Upon review of the amended complaint, the court questions whether Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant abderelm_54. To adequately plead personal jurisdiction, Plaintiff must sufficiently allege that Defendant actually sold the allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois. See Liu v. Monthly, 170 F.4th 1090 (7th Cir. 2026) (citing Curry v. Revolution Lab'ys, LLC, 949 F.3d 385, 400 (7th Cir. 2020). The complaint here alleges only that Defendant "is an unknown individual and business entity who owns and/or operates the e-commerce store" using an alias and that "on information and belief, Defendant resides and/or operates in a foreign jurisdiction and redistributes products from that location." [Dkt. 1, para. 3.] Those allegations are conclusory, and Plaintiff did not provide proof of actual sales in this district. See id. (remanding with instructions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction because plaintiff had not provided screenshot evidence of actual sales in Illinois). By June 8, 2026, Plaintiff must file either a memorandum explaining why personal jurisdiction is proper, or an amended complaint setting forth with more than conclusory statements the alleged infringing activity and grounds for personal jurisdiction. Failure to comply by June 8, 2026 will result in the current complaint being dismissed without prejudice and this case being closed. Lastly, in light of the representation that Defendant resides in a foreign jurisdiction, if Plaintiff's position is that the Hague Convention does not apply here because Defendant's address is not known, Plaintiff must support that position with sworn affidavits and legal authority, so the court may determine whether Plaintiff has made reasonably diligent efforts to ascertain and verify the Defendants' mailing addresses before deeming them unknown. Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd., Appeal No. 25-2205 (7th Cir. May 29, 2026). Mailed notice. |
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2026-06-08 |
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Sega Corporation, Sega of America, Inc. as to a certain defendant |
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2026-06-09 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Pursuant to the notice of voluntary dismissal [16] the case is dismissed without prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. |
