Moomin Characters Oy Ltd. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A Hereto
最近更新时间：2025-07-22
案件信息
案件号：ilnd-1:2025-cv-05920
状态：open
提交时间：2025-07-10 00:00:00
诉讼类型：商标
律所：HSP
原告：Moomin Characters Oy Ltd. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A Hereto
| # | 日期 | 案件进程 |
| 1 | 2025-07-10 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On 6/2/2025, the Court dismissed Plaintiff's complaint, which named 178 defendants, for misjoinder 27. Plaintiff then filed an amended complaint naming 4 defendants, along with a memorandum of law explaining why joinder is proper 28 34. In support of joinder, Plaintiff cites to identical images of the allegedly infringing product and emphasizes that Defendants "are selling the exact same counterfeit product at the exact same time." R. 34 at 8. However, this argument was considered and rejected in the Court's original Order dismissing Plaintiff's complaint. See R. 27 at 3 ("While Plaintiff points out that some Defendants' product descriptions use the same or similar wording and/or the same pictures, that does not establish that Defendants are the same or are working together.") (citing Bailie v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations, 2024 WL 2209698 at *5 (N.D. Ill. May 15, 2024) ("[E]ven if defendants' webpages were all identical, joinder is improper because use of identical web pages would not overcome the likelihood that Defendants are just copycats, both of the [plaintiff's] style and of each other.") (cleaned up)). And although Plaintiff argues that it will be more economical for the Court to allow joinder here, the Court cannot circumvent the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20 for its own convenience. Accordingly, the Court dismisses Plaintiff's amended complaint without prejudice for misjoinder. Plaintiff has fourteen days from the date of this Order to file a second amended complaint naming one defendant. If Plaintiff's second amended complaint names more than one defendant, Plaintiff must submit a memorandum along with sufficient documentary evidence in support of joinder under Rule 20. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order as moot 31. The Court also notes that it issued its 6/17/2025 minute entry in error 37. Mailed notice. |
