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Deckers Outdoor Corporation v. J. Reflection, Inc., CV 13-7843-GW(MRWx). (2014)

Court: District Court, C.D. California Number: infdco20140722558 Visitors: 17
Filed: Jul. 18, 2014
Latest Update: Jul. 18, 2014
Summary: ORDER RE PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION WITH PREJUDICE AS TO DEFENDANT TOP GUY INT'L TRADING, LLC GEORGE H. WU, District Judge. WHEREAS Plaintiff Deckers Outdoor Corporation having filed a Complaint in this action charging Defendant Top Guy Int'l Trading, LLC ( "Defendant") have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release as to the claims in the above referenced matter. Defendant, having stipulated to the below terms, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. This C
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ORDER RE PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ACTION WITH PREJUDICE AS TO DEFENDANT TOP GUY INT'L TRADING, LLC

GEORGE H. WU, District Judge.

WHEREAS Plaintiff Deckers Outdoor Corporation having filed a Complaint in this action charging Defendant Top Guy Int'l Trading, LLC ( "Defendant") have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release as to the claims in the above referenced matter. Defendant, having stipulated to the below terms, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and has jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1121.

2. Deckers is the owner of the Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress, which is characterized, inter alia, by

• Classic suede boot styling made famous by the UGG brand; • Overlapping of front and rear panels on the lateral side of the boot shaft; • Curved top edges on the overlapping panels; • Exposed fleece-type lining edging the overlapping panels and top of the boot shaft; and • One or more buttons (depending on the height of the boot) prominently featured on the lateral side of the boot shaft adjacent the overlapping panels.

Exemplars of Deckers' UGG® boots that bear the Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress are depicted below.

3. Many of Deckers' UGG® footwear designs, including those with the Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress, are also protected by design patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Design Patents for UGG® Bailey Button Boot styles include, but are not limited to, U.S. Patent Nos. D599,999 for the "Bailey Button Single" boot (registered on September 15, 2009) and D616,189 for the "Bailey Button Triplet" boot (registered on May 25, 2010) (hereinafter "Bailey Button Design Patents").

4. The claims alleged by Plaintiff in the present lawsuit arise from Defendant's manufacture, distribution, promotion, advertisement, offering for sale, and/or sale of footwear, the designs of which Deckers has alleged infringe upon its Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress and Bailey Button Design Patents ("Disputed Products").

5. Defendant specifically denies and continues to deny, and Plaintiff acknowledges such denial, each and every allegation of wrongdoing, violation of any law, statutes, regulation, agreement or policy, and any liability alleged by Deckers.

6. Defendant and its agents, servants, employees and all persons in active concert and participation with it who receive actual notice of this Permanent Injunction are hereby permanently restrained and enjoined from infringing upon Plaintiff's Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress and/or Bailey Button Design Patents, either directly or contributorily in any manner, including:

(a) Manufacturing, importing, advertising, marketing, promoting, supplying, distributing, offering for sale, or selling the Disputed Products or any other products which bear Plaintiff's Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress or any designs confusingly similar thereto and/or products bearing designs that infringe upon the Bailey Button Design Patents and/or the overall appearance thereof;

(b) Delivering, holding for sale, returning, transferring or otherwise moving, storing or disposing in any manner the Disputed Products;

(c) Committing any other act which falsely represents or which has the effect of falsely representing that the goods and services of Defendant is licensed by, authorized by, offered by, produced by, sponsored by, or in any other way associated with Plaintiff;

(d) Assisting, aiding or attempting to assist or aid any other person or entity in performing any of the prohibited activities referred to in Paragraphs 5(a) to 5(c) above.

7. Plaintiff and Defendant shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees associated with this action.

8. The execution of this Permanent Injunction shall serve to bind and obligate the parties hereto. However, dismissal with prejudice of this action shall not have preclusive effect on those who are not a party to this action, all claims against whom Plaintiff expressly reserves.

9. The jurisdiction of this Court is retained for the purpose of making any further orders necessary or proper for the construction or modification of this Permanent Injunction, the enforcement thereof and the punishment of any violations thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, this action is fully resolved with prejudice as to Defendant Top Guy Int'l Trading, LLC.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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