JOHN A. KRONSTADT, District Judge.
THIS MATTER COMES before the Court for disposition by Consent, in response to the Complaint for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, dilution, and unfair competition. All named parties having consented, as evidenced by their respective endorsements below, and the Doe Defendants being dismissed, this Court hereby sets forth the following stipulated Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, followed by the Judgment and Final Order.
1. Plaintiff FCA is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 1000 Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan. FCA is the owner of the Jeep
2. Defendant Wendy Yu is an individual who is a resident of this district, and is doing business as Ice Bear ATV at 10580 Mulberry Avenue, Fontana, California, 92337.
3. Defendant Pacific Rim International West, Inc. ("Pacific Rim") is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of California with its principal place of business at 10580 Mulberry Avenue, Fontana, California, 92337. Pacific Rim is also doing business as Ice Bear ATV.
4. This Court has federal question jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338 and 1367(a).
5. This Court has personal jurisdiction over the Defendants because each is a resident of this State, transacts business within this State, or has otherwise made or established contacts with this State sufficient to permit the exercise of personal jurisdiction over it.
6. Venue is proper in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) because a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to FCA's claims occurred in this District, in that Defendants are marketing and selling the products that are the subject of this Action in this District. Additionally, venue is proper in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400.
7. For more than seventy years, FCA and its predecessors in interest have continuously manufactured, marketed, and sold automotive vehicles under the Jeep
8. Among the vehicles marketed under the Jeep
9. To enhance consumer recognition of the Jeep Trade Dress as associated with the Jeep
10. In addition to marketing of its vehicles, FCA promotes the Jeep
11. In addition to its rights developed through its use of the Jeep
12. FCA's federal trademark registrations for the mark Jeep
13. FCA's federal trademark registrations for its grille designs include the following:
(collectively, the "Grille Design Marks").
14. FCA owns the following federal trademark registrations for the Wrangler profile design:
15. Because affidavits have been filed under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1058 and 1065 for the foregoing registrations, all of the registrations are incontestable and constitute conclusive proof of the validity of the covered marks.
16. Because of FCA's longstanding exclusive use and promotion of the Jeep Trade Dress and the Jeep
17. Defendants have marketed and sold Jeep
18. Defendants have utilized FCA's Jeep
19. FCA has not authorized Defendants to use the Jeep Mark, Grille Design Marks, Wrangler Profile Design Mark, or the Jeep Trade Dress in connection with Defendants' products.
20. Defendants' use of FCA's Jeep
21. The named parties to this suit have reached a settlement which is embodied in a separate Settlement Agreement. By way of this Consent Judgment, and the Settlement Agreement, all pending claims in this cause of action between the parties are fully and finally in all things resolved.
22. The parties stipulate for purposes of enforcement of this Consent Judgment, and the Settlement Agreement, that personal jurisdiction and venue are found in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for purposes of the enforcement of the same. Should any action be required by FCA to enforce this Consent Judgment, or the Settlement Agreement, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs associated with the enforcement proceedings shall be awarded to FCA.
23. Having identified no other defendants, the parties further stipulate that the Complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice as to Does 1 through 10.
It is therefore, hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
1. That Defendants Yu and Pacific Rim International West, Inc., their officers, partners, managers, agents, employees, parents, subsidiaries and all persons, natural or corporate, in active concert or participation with Defendants, be permanently enjoined and restrained from:
2. Defendants Yu and Pacific Rim International West, Inc. shall require and guarantee that their agents, officers, directors, shareholders, managers, representatives, parents, subsidiaries and related entities shall comply with all terms of this Consent Judgment the same as if they were parties hereto. This Consent Judgment and Final Order shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties' respective heirs, successors, and assigns.
3. In the event that Defendants violate any of the terms of this Consent Judgment and Final Order, FCA shall be entitled to, in addition to all other remedies to which FCA may be entitled. FCA shall be entitled to obtain an order for specific performance and/or injunctive relief, without posting of a bond, and to recover from Defendants its expenses, including attorneys' fees, associated with obtaining enforcement of this Consent Judgment and Final Order.
4. This Consent Judgment and Final Order shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of California. This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter and over the named Defendants for purposes of enforcement of this Consent Judgment and Final Order.
5. The Complaint is hereby dismissed as to Does 1 through 10.
IT IS SO ORDERED.