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2025-cv-03649

Iron Maiden Holdings Limited v. The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A,

法院:伊利诺伊州北法院
发案日期:2025-04-04
原告:Iron Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
代理律所:TME
诉讼类型:商标、版权
# Date Description
[+] 1 2025-04-04 COMPLAINT filed by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23304867.
2 2025-04-04 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited Schedule A regarding complaint 1
3 2025-04-04 MOTION by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal
4 2025-04-04 CIVIL Cover Sheet
5 2025-04-04 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited
6 2025-04-04 Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited
7 2025-04-04 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited by Martin Francis Trainor
8 2025-04-04 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited by Alexander Whang
[+] 9 2025-04-04 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited by Sydney Paige Fenton
10 2025-04-04 MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA
11 2025-04-04 MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials
[+] 12 2025-04-04 MAILED Copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC
[+] 13 2025-04-08 AMENDED complaint by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited against [REDACTED]
14 2025-04-08 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited Schedule A regarding amended complaint 13
15 2025-04-08 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 05/02/2025 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the ***ATTACHED*** status report requirements (do ***not*** use templates from other cases) by 04/23/2025. Plaintiff must still file the report even if Defendants have not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If not all Defendants have been served, then Plaintiff must complete the part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (Attachment: # 1 Status Report Requirement)
16 2025-04-23 MOTION by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited for Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order, Including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery
[+] 17 2025-04-23 MEMORANDUM by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 16
[+] 18 2025-04-23 DECLARATION of Stewart Miller regarding memorandum in support of motion 17
[+] 19 2025-04-23 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited Exhibit 3, Part 1 regarding declaration 18
20 2025-04-23 MOTION by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)
[+] 21 2025-04-23 MEMORANDUM by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 20
22 2025-04-23 STATUS Report by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited
23 2025-04-25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Plaintiff's motion [16] for temporary restraining order and other relief is granted. An order will be entered under seal separately. Although the Court again expresses its concern about restraining assets before judgment, Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo v. Alliance Bond Fund, 527 U.S. 308, 331 (1999), the Plaintiff does invoke a statutory remedy, namely, an accounting of profits (that is, disgorgement of profits) under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a) (and for the copyright claim, under 17 U.S.C. § 504(b)), which is not a mere common-law equitable claim and thus could allow for pre-judgment restraint. Indeed, trademark owners need only "prove defendant's sales only; defendant must prove all elements of costs or deduction claimed." 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a). And the analogous principle applies to the copyright claim under 17 U.S.C. § 504(b). To the extent that the restraint might be too broad, the Defendant may appear and file challenges to the scope of the TRO. The balance of factors tips in favor of Plaintiff being able to freeze the assets without advance warning to the Defendant, who likely would seek to transfer the money elsewhere. The Plaintiff's motion [3] for leave to file under seal is granted in light of the asset-restraint goal. By 05/02/2025, the Plaintiff shall email a redacted version of the TRO that can be entered publicly (redacting the names of Defendants and omitting Amended Schedule A). The Plaintiff's motion [20] for electronic service of process is granted. To track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called), the tracking status set for 05/02/2025 is reset to 05/09/2025 at 8:30 a.m. The Plaintiff shall file the TRO extension motion (or a preliminary injunction motion), if appropriate to do so, no later than 05/02/2025. Emailed notice
24 2025-04-25 SEALED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 04/25/2025. Emailed notice
29 2025-05-01 SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 1,000.00 posted by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited. (Document not imaged)
25 2025-05-02 MOTION by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order
[+] 26 2025-05-02 MEMORANDUM by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[25]
27 2025-05-02 NOTICE of Motion by Martin Francis Trainor for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief[25] before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 5/7/2025 at 08:30 AM.
28 2025-05-05 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the continued applicability of the circumstances that justified entry of the initial TRO, the Plaintiff's motion to extend the TRO [25] is granted through 05/23/2025. The tracking status hearing of 05/09/2025 is reset to 05/23/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Plaintiff shall file, if appropriate, the preliminary injunction motion by 05/16/2025, and the parties (or the Plaintiff if the Defendant has not appeared) shall file the joint status report by 05/23/2025. Emailed notice
30 2025-05-15 SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) [REDACTED] by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited
31 2025-05-15 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant [REDACTED]
[+] 32 2025-05-16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited as to [REDACTED] on 5/16/2025, answer due 6/6/2025.
[+] 33 2025-05-16 MOTION by Plaintiff Iron Maiden Holdings Limited for preliminary injunction
[+] 34 2025-05-16 MEMORANDUM by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited in support of motion for preliminary injunction[33]
35 2025-05-16 NOTICE of Motion by Martin Francis Trainor for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction[33] before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 5/21/2025 at 08:30 AM.
36 2025-05-20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the continued applicability of the circumstances that justified entry of the TRO, the motion 33 for preliminary injunction is granted. Given the answer deadline of 06/06/2025, the tracking status hearing of 05/23/2025 is reset to 06/20/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the parties shall file the joint initial status report by 06/13/2025. If the Defendant does not answer on time, then the Defendant is deemed to be in default and the Plaintiff shall instead file a motion for default judgment by 06/13/2025. Mailed notice. (jn,)
37 2025-05-20 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 5/20/2025. Mailed notice. (jn,)
38 2025-06-13 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Iron Maiden Holdings Limited as to a certain defendant
39 2025-06-16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Pursuant to the notice of voluntary dismissal, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), the case is dismissed without prejudice. Status hearing of 06/20/2025 is vacated. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice.