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ATHLETA, INC. v. PITBULL CLOTHING CO., INC., CV12-10499-CAS(FMOx). (2013)

Court: District Court, C.D. California Number: infdco20130123897 Visitors: 1
Filed: Jan. 22, 2013
Latest Update: Jan. 22, 2013
Summary: [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION CHRISTINA A. SNYDER, District Judge. Pursuant to the Court's January 7, 2013 order granting Plaintiff Athleta, Inc.'s ("Plaintiff" or "Athleta") Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, Defendants Pitbull Clothing Co., Inc. and Cory Peck ("Defendants"), their officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors or assigns, and all persons acting in concert or in participation with any of them, are immediately enjoined pending trial in this action
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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

CHRISTINA A. SNYDER, District Judge.

Pursuant to the Court's January 7, 2013 order granting Plaintiff Athleta, Inc.'s ("Plaintiff" or "Athleta") Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, Defendants Pitbull Clothing Co., Inc. and Cory Peck ("Defendants"), their officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors or assigns, and all persons acting in concert or in participation with any of them, are immediately enjoined pending trial in this action from:

(a) counterfeiting Plaintiff's ATHLETA, PILAYO, VELOCITEK and Pinwheel Design trademarks (the "Athleta Marks");

(b) seeking to register the Athleta Marks or any derivation or colorable imitation thereof, or any name or mark that is confusingly similar thereto in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office or any state trademark office;

(c) making or employing any other commercial use of any of the Athleta Marks or any name or mark that is confusingly similar thereto, including but not limited to the names and marks ATHLETICA, PILAYO, VELOCITEK or a pinwheel design (collectively, "Prohibited Marks") in a manner that is likely to cause confusion or mistake in the mind of the trade or public or to deceive the trade or public into believing that Defendants' activities are in any way sponsored, licensed, endorsed, authorized by or affiliated or connected with Athleta, or originate from Athleta, including but not limited to the following:

(i) using the Prohibited Marks on any article of clothing;

(ii) using the Prohibited Marks in connection with the promotion, marketing, advertising or sale of clothing;

(iii) to the extent Defendants utilize the URL athletica.net for any purpose, refraining from:

(A) the use of any graphic, textual or other design elements on the athletica.net website that are similar to Athleta's website;

(B) offering any goods on the athletica.net website that bear a strong resemblance to any goods offered by Athleta in its stores or on its website at gap.athleta.com, including but not limited to any women's activewear, fitness and fitness-related apparel, and accessories; and

(C) advertising or using trade dress that resembles Athleta advertisements and trade dress, including but not limited to by making any "flash offers" through companies such as Groupon, Living Social, Plum District and the like;

(d) purchasing any of the Prohibited Marks in connection with any sponsored advertising on the Internet or using any of the Prohibited Marks in any source code or otherwise using the Prohibited Marks such that a search for Athleta on the Internet will cause any domain name or website of Defendants to appear in search results;

(e) doing any other acts or things calculated or likely to cause confusion or mistake in the mind of the public or to lead purchasers or consumers or investors into the belief that the products or services promoted, offered or sponsored by Defendants emanate from or originate with Athleta, or are somehow sponsored, licensed, endorsed, authorized by or affiliated or connected with Athleta, or originates from Athleta; and

(f) aiding, assisting or abetting any other party in doing any act prohibited by sub-paragraphs (a) through (e) above.

Defendants shall file with the Court and serve upon Athleta's counsel within fifteen (15) days after entry of this preliminary injunction a report in writing under oath, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with the above, including but not limited to a detailed explanation of the status and location of any items of clothing or transfers of the ATHLETICA and/or Pinwheel Design Marks. appropriate.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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