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2025-11-13 |
COMPLAINT filed by Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC, Marc Jacobs International, LLC; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24344721. |
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Exhibit 1 |
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2025-11-13 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC Schedule A regarding complaint[1] |
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2025-11-13 |
SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC Exhibit 2 -- Part 1 regarding complaint[1] |
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4
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2025-11-13 |
MOTION by Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC for leave to file under seal |
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2025-11-13 |
CIVIL Cover Sheet |
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2025-11-13 |
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC |
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2025-11-13 |
Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC by Justin R. Gaudio |
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. 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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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC by Amy Crout Ziegler |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC by Jennifer Van Nacht |
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2025-11-13 |
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC by Hannah Alexa Abes |
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2025-11-14 |
MAILED Trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. |
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2025-11-17 |
AMENDED complaint by Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC, Marc Jacobs International, LLC against zhenhong666 and terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
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Exhibit 1 |
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Exhibit 2 |
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14
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2025-11-17 |
Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC |
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2025-11-18 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff initially filed a complaint seeking to sue 20 separate defendants in this single trademark infringement suit, see [1], [2]. Once the case was reassigned to this Court, however, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which names just one defendant, and thus avoids any joinder issues. See [13]. But before Plaintiff may proceed, it must file a supplemental report confirming whether it has previously named any of the 20 defendants identified in this case in a prior case asserting infringement of the same intellectual property. See Julie Stiebritz v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-03459, at [19] (N.D. Ill. Apr. 9, 2025) (dismissing the case because plaintiff previously named defendants in a prior case and dismissed them to avoid an unfavorable joinder ruling, which constitutes forum shopping). Plaintiff shall file the report by 12/1/25. Additionally, based upon Plaintiff's notice of withdrawal, [14], the motion for leave to file under seal [4] is withdrawn, and the Clerk shall terminate the entry as a pending motion. Mailed notice. |
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2025-12-01 |
Supplemental Response to Order [15] by Marc Jacobs International, LLC, Marc Jacobs Trademarks, LLC |
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2025-12-04 |
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff filed a supplemental brief 16, which indicates that, prior to initiating this case, Plaintiff named all of the defendants identified in this case in three prior cases. In each of those cases, Plaintiff voluntarily amended its complaint to drop all but one defendant once the case was assigned to a particular judge. Such conduct suggests that Plaintiff lacks a good faith factual and legal basis to join the defendants in a single proceeding. And repeatedly naming the same group of defendants in new cases until a case is assigned to a judge the plaintiff believes to be hospitable to joinder constitutes an abuse of process. As a result, the Court issues an order to show cause on or before 12/15/2025, why this case should not be dismissed for an abuse of process. Mailed notice. |
