FERNANDO M. OLGUIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Third Estate LLC, dba Dope and Dope Couture ("Third Estate") and Defendants Paislee MV Incorporated, and The Adoni Group, Inc. dba paisleeltd.com (collectively, "Paislee") (Third Estate and Paislee are from time to time referred to as "the Parties" and individually as "Party"), having agreed to a settlement of the claims between them asserted in this lawsuit (the "Settlement Agreement"), and having stipulated to entry of this Consent Judgment,
It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:
Third Estate has filed this action asserting claims for trademark infringement and unfair competition, among others and wherein it alleges that, inter alia, Paislee has distributed, offered for sale and sold at wholesale and/or retail various merchandise, apparel and services using various marks owned by Third Estate. Paislee denies such allegations.
Third Estate alleges it is a widely recognized designer and retailer of contemporary and high end street-wear, including clothing, apparel, jewelry and accessories, and alleges that it sells its products through both an on-line retail store outlet located at
Third Estate alleges that, at all relevant times, it has used the DOPE COUTURE trademark and trade name ("DOPE COUTURE Mark") and the DOPE trademark and trade name ("DOPE Mark") in interstate commerce (collectively, "DOPE Marks"), including through the DOPE Store and the DOPE Website. Third Estate alleges that, at all relevant times, it has prominently displayed its DOPE Marks in connection with fashion apparel sold in the DOPE Store and DOPE Website.
Third Estate is the owner of multiple U.S. Trademark Registrations for the Dope Marks in connection with men's and women's fashion and jewelry, as follows:
Paislee MV Incorporated is a New York corporation with a principal place of business located at 247 W. 38th St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018. Paislee MV Incorporated engages,
The Adoni Group, Inc. dba paisleeltd.com, is a New York corporation with a principal place of business located at 247 W. 38th St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018. The Adoni Group, Inc. engages,
This Court has jurisdiction over Paislee and over the subject matter at issue in this action. Paislee consents to jurisdiction of this Court for the purpose of construing, executing and enforcing this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction, and this Court retains jurisdiction for this purpose.
Paislee and each of its members, officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, predecessors, successors and/or other related companies (the "Paislee Parties") are permanently enjoined, as of January 28, 2014, from manufacturing, advertising, marketing, promoting, offering to sell, selling or otherwise distributing headgear, men's and women's fashion and jewelry bearing the word "dope" in the United States, through any means whatsoever, including but not limited to through any website or physical stores and/or through any third parties. However, nothing restricts Paislee from using "dope" descriptively.
Paislee will, within 5 days of the execution of the Settlement Agreement, provide a copy of the Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction to each of its members, officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and/or other related companies and all such persons who receive actual notice of this Consent Judgment by personal service or otherwise, are permanently enjoined as set forth above.
Paislee shall make the settlement payment to Third Estate as set forth in the parties' Settlement Agreement.
The provisions of this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction shall be deemed to extend to and inure to the benefit of the Parties' respective successors-in-interest, assigns, transferees, grantees, and representatives, and to extend to and obligate the Parties' respective successors-in-interest, assigns, transferees, grantees, heirs, executors, administrators and representatives.
The Parties represent that they are duly authorized to execute and enter into this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction.
We hereby consent to entry of this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction:
The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the parties' Settlement Agreement and of this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction.
IT IS SO ORDERED.