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| 02/03/2025 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which seeks to sue five separate Defendants for patent infringement. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants "are located in Fujian Province, China, and are geographically close to each other"; that "there is a cross-ownership structure among them"; and that, based upon information and belief, Defendants "have strong connections with each other." 14 6. Plaintiff also alleges that, "despite the challenges in obtaining the true identities of the Defendants due to their use of aliases and the lack of stringent identity verification by third-party platforms, Plaintiff has observed that Defendants share unique identifiers that suggest a strong connection between them," including "the use of similar marketing strategies, consistent elements in the design and decor of their e-commerce stores, identical or similar payment methods, and comparable product descriptions, prices, and images." Id. 13. Significantly, to support its complaint, Plaintiff offers a declaration from Zhihua Wu, who indicates that the asserted patent "is a pair of steel-toe work shoes, which provide protection for the feet of high- intensity laborers." [14-1] 3. But the asserted patent does not claim steel-toe work shoes or any other system of shoe protection; rather the patent claims a specific "ornamental design for a shoe," as depicted in the accompanying drawings (which do not show steel toe shoes, but instead shoe a crisscross lacing pattern with additional ornamentation). And Plaintiff's current submissions provide no basis to find that each Defendant has offered an infringing product, let alone the same accused product, as required under 35 U.S.C. § 299(a). Accordingly, the Court dismisses Plaintiff's amended complaint 13. Mailed notice.
译文：在尊敬的约翰·罗伯特·布莱基（John Robert Blakey）面前简短发言：原告已提交了一份修改后的起诉书，旨在起诉五名单独的被告侵犯专利权。原告声称，被告“位于中国福建省，地理位置相近”；“它们之间存在交叉所有权结构”；根据信息和信念，被告“彼此之间有很强的联系”。原告还声称，“尽管由于使用别名和第三方平台缺乏严格的身份验证，在获得被告的真实身份方面存在挑战，但原告观察到，被告共享唯一的标识符，表明他们之间有很强的联系”，包括“使用类似的营销策略、电子商务商店设计和装饰的一致元素、相同或相似的支付方式以及可比的产品描述、价格和图像。”同上13。值得注意的是，为了支持其申诉，原告提供了吴志华的声明，他表示所主张的专利“是一双钢头工作鞋，为高强度劳动者的脚提供保护。”[14-1]3。但所声称的专利并没有要求钢头工作鞋或任何其他鞋保护系统；相反，该专利要求保护一种特定的“鞋的装饰设计”，如附图所示（附图中没有显示钢头鞋，而是显示了带有额外装饰的交叉系带图案的鞋）。原告目前的意见书没有提供任何依据来认定每个被告都提供了侵权产品，更不用说根据《美国法典》第35卷第299（a）条的要求提供了相同的被控产品了。因此，法院驳回了原告修改后的申诉13。邮寄通知。
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| 01/31/2025 | SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu
译文：原告吴志华盖章文件
附件： 1:(Appendix Schedule A) 2:Exhibit 2 3:Exhibit 1 4:Declaration of Zhihua Wu |
| 01/31/2025 | AMENDED complaint by Zhihua Wu against The Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A"
译文：吴志华对附表“A”所列合伙企业和非法人团体的修改投诉
附件： 1:(Appendix Schedule A) 2:Exhibit 2 3:Declaration of Zhihua Wu 4:Exhibit 1 |
| 01/17/2025 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Plaintiff's motions to seal 4, 10, but dismisses the complaint 1, 6 without prejudice based upon improper joinder. Plaintiff has sued 10 online marketplaces alleging patent infringement, see 1, 6. But such joinder runs afoul of 35 U.S.C. § 299, which provides that "parties that are accused infringers may be joined in one action as defendants. only if-- (1) any right to relief is asserted against the parties jointly, severally, or in the alternative with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences relating to the making, using, importing into the United States, offering for sale, or selling of the same accused product or process; and (2) questions of fact common to all defendants or counterclaim defendants will arise in the action." Id. § 299(a). The statute specifically provides that "accused infringers may not be joined in one action as defendants. based solely on allegations that they each have infringed the patent or patents in suit." Id. § 299(b). Plaintiff's complaint, which lumps all Defendants together, alleges that "Defendants share unique identifiers that suggest a strong connection between them. These identifiers include the use of similar marketing strategies, consistent elements in the design and decor of their e-commerce stores, identical or similar payment methods, and similar product descriptions, prices, and images." 6 17. But the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the alleged facts; it is equally possible that each online retailer set up shop in the same or similar manner. See, e.g., Estee Lauder Cosms. Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182, 188-89 (N.D. Ill. 2020). Additionally, Plaintiff has offered nothing to show that the Defendants' products and websites are so alike that their conduct constitutes a single occurrence; in fact, the submitted screenshot evidence [9-3], [9-4], [9-5], [9-6], belies Plaintiff's conclusory allegations. The Court accordingly finds that Plaintiff may not proceed on the current complaint 1, 6 and dismisses it without prejudice. If Plaintiff can, consistent with its obligations under Rule 11, amend its complaint to support the joinder of the identified Defendants in this single action, it may do so by 1/31/25. The Court denies without prejudice Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order 7. The 1/22/25 Notice of Motion date is stricken as to all motions. If Plaintiff elects to amend its complaint, it should also bolster its allegations relating to personal jurisdiction as to each Defendant; the mere maintenance of a website accessible in Illinois remains insufficient to confer personal jurisdiction. See, e.g., Am. Bridal & Prom Indus. Ass'n, Inc. v. The Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 192 F. Supp. 3d 924, 93435 (N.D. Ill. 2016) (simply alleging the existence of purported counterfeiting via an interactive website is not enough, by itself, to confer personal jurisdiction); Advanced Tactical Ordnance Sys., LLC v. Real Action Paintball, Inc., 751 F.3d 796, 803 (7th Cir. 2014) ("Having an interactive website. should not open a defendant up to personal jurisdiction in every spot on the planet where that interactive website is accessible."); Rubik's Brand, Ltd. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 20-CV-5338, 2021 WL 825668, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 4, 2021) (screenshot evidence showing that an order could be placed by an Illinoisan, "amounts to nothing more than maintaining an interactive website that is accessible in Illinois," and "that alone cannot confer personal jurisdiction."). Finally, it appears that counsel for Plaintiff is a member of the Court's general bar, but not the trial bar; counsel must ensure strict compliance with LR 83.12. Counsel is also reminded that all motions must be noticed for presentment. Mailed notice.
译文：在尊敬的John Robert Blakey面前简短发言：法院批准了原告关于密封4、10的动议，但基于不适当的合并，在不损害原告利益的情况下驳回了第1、6号申诉。原告已起诉10家在线市场，指控其专利侵权，见1、6。但这种合并诉讼违反了《美国法典》第35卷第299条，该条规定，“被指控侵权的各方可以作为被告加入一个诉讼。只有在以下情况下：（1）就同一交易、事件或与制造、使用、进口到美国、要约出售或销售同一被控产品或工艺有关的一系列交易或事件，共同、分别或以其他方式对各方主张任何救济权；（2）诉讼中会出现所有被告或反诉被告共有的事实问题。”同上，第299（a）条。该法规明确规定，“被指控的侵权人不得仅基于他们各自侵犯了诉讼中的一项或多项专利的指控而作为被告加入一项诉讼。”同上，第299（b）条。原告的诉状将所有被告混为一谈，声称“被告共享唯一标识符，表明他们之间有很强的联系。这些标识符包括使用类似的营销策略、电子商务商店的设计和装饰中的一致元素、相同或类似的支付方式以及类似的产品描述、价格和图像。”6 17。但结论并不一定来自所指控的事实；每个在线零售商同样有可能以相同或相似的方式开设店铺。例如，参见雅诗兰黛化妆品。有限公司诉《联邦地区法院判例汇编》第182卷第334卷第188-89页附表A中确定的合伙企业和非法人协会（伊利诺伊州N.D.2020）。此外，原告没有提供任何证据表明被告的产品和网站如此相似，以至于他们的行为构成了一次事件；事实上，提交的截图证据[9-3]、[9-4]、[9—5]、[9——6]与原告的结论性指控不符。因此，法院认定原告不得继续处理当前的申诉1、6，并在不损害其利益的情况下予以驳回。如果原告可以根据第11条规定的义务修改其诉状，以支持将已确定的被告合并审理这一单一诉讼，则可以在25年1月31日之前这样做。法院在不损害原告临时限制令动议的情况下予以驳回。所有动议的动议通知日期均为1/22/25。如果原告选择修改其诉状，还应支持其对每个被告的属人管辖权指控；仅维护伊利诺伊州可访问的网站仍不足以授予属人管辖权。例如，参见《美国新娘舞会》。Ass'n，股份有限公司诉附表A中确定的合伙企业和非法人协会，192 F.Supp.3d 924，93435（伊利诺伊州n.D.2016）（仅通过互动网站声称存在假冒行为本身不足以授予属人管辖权）；先进战术军械系统。，LLC诉Real Action Paintball，股份有限公司，751 F.3d 796，803（第七巡回法庭，2014年）（“拥有一个互动网站。不应在地球上每个可以访问该互动网站的地方向被告开放个人管辖权。”）；Rubik’s Brand，有限公司诉附表A第20-CV-5338号《2021 WL 825668》中确定的合伙企业和非法人协会，第*3页（伊利诺伊州N.D.，2021年3月4日）（截图证据显示，伊利诺伊州人可以下订单，“只不过是维护一个在伊利诺伊州可以访问的互动网站”，“仅凭这一点无法授予个人管辖权”）。最后，原告的律师似乎是法院普通律师协会的成员，而不是审判律师协会的会员；律师必须确保严格遵守LR 83.12。律师还被提醒，所有动议都必须注意才能提交。邮寄通知。
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| 01/17/2025 | NOTICE of Motion by Huicheng Zhou for presentment of motion for temporary restraining order 7, motion to seal 4, motion to seal 10 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 1/22/2025 at 11:00 AM.
译文：关于周慧成于2025年1月22日上午11:00在约翰·罗伯特·布莱基阁下面前提出临时限制令动议7、加盖印章动议4和加盖印章动议10的动议通知。
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| 01/16/2025 | MOTION by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu to seal
译文：原告吴志华要求盖章的动议
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| 01/16/2025 | SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu
译文：原告吴志华盖章文件
附件： 1:Exhibit 2-1 2:Exhibit 2-2 3:Exhibit 2-3 4:(Exhibit 2-4) 5:Declaration of Zhihua Wu 6:Exhibit 1 |
| 01/16/2025 | MEMORANDUM by Zhihua Wu in support of motion for temporary restraining order 7
译文：吴志华支持临时限制令动议的备忘录7
附件： 1:(Exhibit 2) 2:Exhibit 1 3:Declaration of Zhihua Wu |
| 01/16/2025 | MOTION by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu for temporary restraining order
译文：原告吴志华申请临时限制令
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| 01/13/2025 | SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu
译文：原告吴志华盖章文件
附件： 1:(Appendix Schedule A) 2:Exhibit 1 |
| 01/13/2025 | CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order.
译文：书记员通知：根据当地规则73.1（b），本法院的美国治安法官可以主持本次民事诉讼的所有程序。如果各方同意由目前指定的美国治安法官进行本案的所有诉讼，包括审判、最终判决的输入和所有审判后的诉讼，各方必须在随附的同意书上签字。只有各方签署后，此同意书才有资格提交。双方还可以在任何联合文件中表示同意地方法官的管辖权，包括联合初始状态报告或拟议的案件管理令。
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| 01/13/2025 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1).
译文：案件移交给尊敬的约翰·罗伯特·布莱基。任命尊敬的戴维·韦斯曼先生为治安法官。案例分配：随机分配。（民用类别1）。
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| 01/13/2025 | MEMORANDUM by Zhihua Wu in support of motion to seal 4
译文：吴志华支持盖章动议的备忘录
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| 01/13/2025 | MOTION by Plaintiff Zhihua Wu to seal
译文：原告吴志华要求盖章的动议
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| 01/13/2025 | CIVIL Cover Sheet
译文：土建封面
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| 01/13/2025 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Zhihua Wu by Huicheng Zhou
译文：周慧成律师为原告吴志华出庭
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| 01/13/2025 | COMPLAINT filed by Zhihua Wu; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22944158.
译文：吴志华提出的申诉；申请费405美元，收据编号AILNDC-22944158。
附件： 1:(Appendix Schedule A) 2:Exhibit 1 |
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