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2026-07-01 |
COMPLAINT filed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25326579. |
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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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2026-07-01 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
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2026-07-01 |
MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal |
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2026-07-01 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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2026-07-01 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
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2026-07-01 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
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2026-07-01 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. by Martin Francis Trainor |
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2026-07-01 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. by Alexander Whang |
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2026-07-01 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. by Victor Benjamin Chahin, Jr |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Albert Berry, III. 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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2026-07-01 |
MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger for all further proceedings pursuant to 28 USC 294(b). Mailed notice |
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2026-07-02 |
MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (qrtr,) |
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2026-07-02 |
MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials.(qrtr,) |
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NEW PARTIES: al-299589 added to case caption. Terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
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2026-07-10 |
Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
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2026-07-10 |
AMENDED complaint by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. against al-299589 |
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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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Schedule A |
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2026-07-13 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court reviewed the notice of withdrawal of the motion for leave to file under seal (Dckt. No. [13]). The motion for leave to file under seal (Dckt. No. [3]) is deemed withdrawn. Mailed notice. |
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2026-07-13 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by October 9, 2026. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice. |
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2026-07-15 |
MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. for Expedited Discovery |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2026-10-02 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. by Sydney Paige Fenton |
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2026-10-05 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The motion for expedited discovery (Dckt. No. [17]) is hereby granted. The Court authorizes expedited discovery in the interest of ascertaining the true identity of Defendant and its physical address. Plaintiff must file a status report within three weeks of entry of this order. In the meantime, the Court reminds counsel of the Seventh Circuit's opinion about service of process. In Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., 177 F.4th 793, 797 (7th Cir. 2026), the Seventh Circuit held that the Hague Convention prohibits email service in China. But the Seventh Circuit pointed out that the Convention does not apply when the address is unknown, despite diligent efforts to find the address. Article 1 of the Hague Convention states that it "shall apply in cases. where there is occasion to transmit a judicial or extrajudicial document for service abroad," but "shall not apply where the address of the person to be served with the document is not known." Hague Service Convention, Nov. 15, 1965, 20 U.S.T. 361, 362. "District courts handling Schedule A cases typically require plaintiffs to make 'reasonably diligent efforts to ascertain and verify [the] defendant's mailing address' before deeming the defendant's address unknown." See Kangol, 177 F.4th at 799 (citing with approval NBA Props., Inc. v. P'ships and Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified in Schedule "A", 549 F. Supp. 3d 790, 796 (N.D. Ill. 2021)). A plaintiff cannot make that showing by relying on blanket statements about counterfeiters generally. See NBA Props., 549 F. Supp. at 796 ("Plaintiffs' bare assertions regarding the reliability of Defendant's publicly available address are not a substitute for actual diligence."). That is, it is not enough to say that "store operators that sell counterfeit products typically provide false or misleading address information." Id. Mailed notice |
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2026-10-15 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The deadline to file the joint initial status report is extended to December 11, 2026.Mailed notice. |
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2026-10-26 |
MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) |
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Exhibit A |
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2026-10-26 |
MEMORANDUM by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[21] |
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Declaration of Martin F. Trainor |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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Exhibit A |
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Declaration of Sydney Fenton |
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2026-10-26 |
STATUS Report by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
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Exhibit A |
