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Tramos International N.V. v. May, 3:15-cv-00620-LRH-VPC. (2017)

Court: District Court, D. Nevada Number: infdco20170720b03 Visitors: 8
Filed: Jul. 18, 2017
Latest Update: Jul. 18, 2017
Summary: JOINT STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS FOR RELIEF WITH PREJUDICE, AND FOR ENTRY OF [PROPOSED] CONSENT DECREE AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION LARRY R. HICKS , District Judge . WHEREAS Plaintiff Tramos International N.V. ("Tramos") having filed a Complaint, and an amended Complaint (hereafter, "Complaint"), in this action alleging Defendants Christine A. May, R. Parkin May, James Esposito, Bergdahl Associates, Inc., and RPM Technology LLC ("Defendants") with, inter alia, copyright an
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JOINT STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS FOR RELIEF WITH PREJUDICE, AND FOR ENTRY OF [PROPOSED] CONSENT DECREE AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION

WHEREAS Plaintiff Tramos International N.V. ("Tramos") having filed a Complaint, and an amended Complaint (hereafter, "Complaint"), in this action alleging Defendants Christine A. May, R. Parkin May, James Esposito, Bergdahl Associates, Inc., and RPM Technology LLC ("Defendants") with, inter alia, copyright and trademark infringement, and such allegations having been wholly denied by the Defendants, and the Parties having entered into a confidential Settlement and Release Agreement;

The parties, by and through their counsel of record, stipulate and agree as follows:

1. That a [Proposed] Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, shall be and hereby is, entered and made enforceable, upon the terms set forth in that document.

2. That, subsequent to and conditioned upon entry of the Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction as an order of this Court, all claims for relief stated in the Complaint, as amended, and each of them shall be dismissed with prejudice, each party to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees.

3. The Consent Decree shall remain binding and enforceable notwithstanding the dismissal of this action with prejudice.

4. This Stipulation shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties to it, their successors, heirs, and assigns.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

EXHIBIT 1

MICHAEL D. ROUNDS (NV Bar No. 4734) mrounds@bhfs.com STEVEN A. CALOIARO (NV Bar No. 12344) scaloiaro@bhfs.com BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP 5371 Kietzke Lane Reno, Nevada 89511 Telephone: 775.324.4100 Facsimile: 775.333.8171 MARK T. JANSEN (pro hac vice) mjansen@crowell.com PILAR R. STILLWATER (pro hac vice) CROWELL & MORING LLP 275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: 415.986.2800 Facsimile: 415.986.2827 Attorneys for Plaintiff TRAMOS INTERNATIONAL N.V. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA TRAMOS INTERNATIONAL N.V., a Case No. 3:15-cv-00620-LRH-VPC Belgium corporation, [PROPOSED] CONSENT DECREE AND Plaintiff, PERMANENT INJUNCTION v. CHRISTINE A. MAY, R. PARKIN MAY; JAMES R. ESPOSITO, BERGDAHL ASSOCIATES, INC., a Nevada corporation, AND RPM TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company, Defendants.

The Court, having read and considered the Joint Stipulation Re Dismissal and Entry of Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction that has been executed by Plaintiff Tramos International N.V. ("Tramos") and Defendants Christine A. May, R. Parkin May, James Esposito, Bergdahl Associates, Inc., and RPM Technology LLC ("Defendants"), in this action, and good cause appearing therefore, hereby:

ORDERS that based on the Parties' stipulation and only as to Defendants, their successors, heirs, and assigns, this Injunction shall be and is hereby entered in the within action as follows:

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Parties to this action and over the subject matter hereof pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. Service of process was properly made against Defendants.

2. Tramos is the owner of all rights in and to United States Trademark Registration No. 3,927,849 (the "Tramos Trademark").

3. Tramos owns or controls the copyright on photos depicting its products, which are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Tramos Copyrighted Works"). (The Tramos Trademark and the Tramos Copyrighted Works are collectively referred to herein as "Tramos' Properties.")

4. Tramos has alleged that Defendants have made unauthorized uses of Tramos' Properties.

5. Defendants and their agents, servants, employees, representatives, successor and assigns, and all persons, firms, corporations or other entities in active concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of this Injunction are hereby restrained and permanently enjoined from infringing in any manner Tramos' Properties and photographs, images, or text which Defendants know was created by Tramos, and which is subject to the same trademark and/or copyright protections as the Tramos Properties, including, but not limited to, the following:

a) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, or transmitting, or using trademarks, trade names or logos in connection with unauthorized use of any of Tramos' Properties; b) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, or transmitting any of Tramos' Properties; or c) Profiting from the unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, distribution, uploading, linking to, or transmission of any of Tramos' Properties.

6. Each side shall bear its own attorneys' fees and costs of suit.

7. All claims alleged in the First Amended Complaint as to Defendants are denied and now dismissed with prejudice. This Injunction shall remain binding and enforceable notwithstanding the dismissal of all claims pursuant to this order.

8. This Injunction shall be deemed to have been served upon Defendant at the time of its execution by the Court.

9. The Court finds there is no just reason for delay in entering this Injunction and, pursuant to Rule 54(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court directs immediate entry of this Injunction against Defendants.

10. Should Tramos bring, and prevail in, a contempt action to enforce the terms of this Consent Decree, Defendants shall, in addition to other remedies, pay all attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Tramos in bringing such an action. Should Tramos not prevail, it shall pay all of the Defendants attorneys' fees and costs in defending such action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: __________________, 2017 _______________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

EXHIBIT A

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA TRAMOS INTERNARTIONAL N.V., a Case No. 3:15-cv-00620-LRH-VPC Belgium corporation, Plaintiff, CONSENT DECREE AND v. PERMANENT INJUNCTION CHRISTINE A. MAY, R. PARKIN MAY; JAMES R. ESPOSITO, BERGDAHL ASSOCIATES, INC., a Nevada corporation, AND RPM TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company, Defendants.

The Court, having read and considered the Joint Stipulation Re Dismissal and Entry of Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction that has been executed by Plaintiff Tramos International N.V. ("Tramos") and Defendants Christine A. May, R. Parkin May, James Esposito, Bergdahl Associates, Inc., and RPM Technology LLC ("Defendants"), in this action, and good cause appearing therefore, hereby:

ORDERS that based on the Parties' stipulation and only as to Defendants, their successors, heirs, and assigns, this Injunction shall be and is hereby entered in the within action as follows:

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Parties to this action and over the subject matter hereof pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. Service of process was properly made against Defendants.

2. Tramos is the owner of all rights in and to United States Trademark Registration No. 3,927,849 (the "Tramos Trademark").

3. Tramos owns or controls the copyright on photos depicting its products, which are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Tramos Copyrighted Works"). (The Tramos Trademark and the Tramos Copyrighted Works are collectively referred to herein as "Tramos' Properties.")

4. Tramos has alleged that Defendants have made unauthorized uses of Tramos' Properties.

5. Defendants and their agents, servants, employees, representatives, successor and assigns, and all persons, firms, corporations or other entities in active concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of this Injunction are hereby restrained and permanently enjoined from infringing in any manner Tramos' Properties and photographs, images, or text which Defendants know was created by Tramos, and which is subject to the same trademark and/or copyright protections as the Tramos Properties, including, but not limited to, the following:

a) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, or transmitting, or using trademarks, trade names or logos in connection with unauthorized use of any of Tramos' Properties; b) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, or transmitting any of Tramos' Properties; or c) Profiting from the unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, distribution, uploading, linking to, or transmission of any of Tramos' Properties.

6. Each side shall bear its own attorneys' fees and costs of suit.

7. All claims alleged in the First Amended Complaint as to Defendants are denied and now dismissed with prejudice. This Injunction shall remain binding and enforceable notwithstanding the dismissal of all claims pursuant to this order.

8. This Injunction shall be deemed to have been served upon Defendant at the time of its execution by the Court.

9. The Court finds there is no just reason for delay in entering this Injunction and, pursuant to Rule 54(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court directs immediate entry of this Injunction against Defendants.

10. Should Tramos bring, and prevail in, a contempt action to enforce the terms of this Consent Decree, Defendants shall, in addition to other remedies, pay all attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Tramos in bringing such an action. Should Tramos not prevail, it shall pay all of the Defendants attorneys' fees and costs in defending such action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

EXHIBIT A

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