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PICKULS GIZMO LTD. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A - 1:2025cv04727

Explore the details of the PICKULS GIZMO LTD. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A case under case number 1:2025cv04727 involving a cause of action for Patent Infringement. Review key information about the parties involved, the patents in question, and the docket entries.

Case Details

Case Number
1:2025cv04727
Filing Date
Apr 30, 2025
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
OPEN
Case Link
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Nature of Suit
830

Plaintiffs

The following plaintiffs are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.

CompanyRepresented By
PICKULS GIZMO LTD.
Flener Ip & Business Law

Defendants

The following defendants are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.

CompanyRepresented By
JOHN DOES -
The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A -

Patents Involved in the Case

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Docket Entries

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May 14, 2025MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: The Court grants plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 12 . No appearance is required on 5/19/25. (ca, ) (Entered: 05/14/2025)MINUTE
May 14, 2025 NOTICE of Motion by James Edward Judge for presentment of motion for leave to file 12 before Honorable Georgia N Alexakis on 5/19/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Judge, James) (Entered: 05/14/2025)NOTICE
May 13, 2025SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff PICKULS GIZMO LTD. Unredacted Complaint (Judge, James) (Entered: 05/13/2025)SEALED DOCUMENT
May 13, 2025 AMENDED complaint by PICKULS GIZMO LTD. against JOHN DOES (Judge, James) (Entered: 05/13/2025)AMENDED
May 13, 2025MOTION by Plaintiff PICKULS GIZMO LTD. for leave to file documents under seal Renewed Motion (Judge, James) (Entered: 05/13/2025)MOTION
May 13, 2025ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PICKULS GIZMO LTD. by Zareefa Burki Flener (Flener, Zareefa) (Entered: 05/13/2025)ATTORNEY
May 13, 2025ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PICKULS GIZMO LTD. by Ying Chen (Chen, Ying) (Entered: 05/13/2025)ATTORNEY
May 2, 2025MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: Initial status hearing is set for 7/15/25 at 9:30 a.m. in person in Courtroom 1719. By 7/8/25, the parties shall file a Joint Initial Status Report that complies with the Court's standing order, which can be found on the Court's website. If the defendant(s) have not been served by the initial status hearing date, counsel for Plaintiff must contact the Courtroom Deputy to reschedule the status hearing and the date for filing the Joint Initial Status Report. (ca, ) (Entered: 05/02/2025)MINUTE
May 2, 2025MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N Alexakis: The Court grants in part and denies in part plaintiff's motion to seal 4 . The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal the complaint at Dkt. 5 and Exhibit 1 and Dkt. 5-2. The Clerk of Court is also directed to amend the plaintiff's name in the case caption of the electronic docket from "PG LTD." to "PICKULS GIZMO LTD." Plaintiff has not rebutted the presumption that its complaint, including its identity and the intellectual property right it is asserting, should be filed publicly. Plaintiff has not identified any statute, rule, or privilege that justifies confidentiality. See In re Specht, 622 F.3d 697, 701 (7th Cir. 2010) ("Documents that affect the disposition of federal litigation are presumptively open to public view, even if the litigants strongly prefer secrecy, unless a statute, rule, or privilege justifies confidentiality."); City of Greenville, Ill. v. Syngenta Crop Prot., LLC, 764 F.3d 695, 697 (7th Cir. 2014) ("[L]itigants who enjoy publicly subsidized dispute resolution should expect public oversight."). And with respect to pseudonyms, the Seventh Circuit has "repeatedly voiced [its] disfavor of parties proceeding anonymously, as anonymous litigation runs contrary to the rights of the public to have open judicial proceedings and to know who is using court facilities and procedures funded by public taxes." See Doe v. Vill. of Deerfield, 819 F.3d 372, 376-77 (7th Cir. 2016). "To proceed anonymously, a party must demonstrate 'exceptional circumstances' that outweigh both the public policy in favor of identified parties and the prejudice to the opposing party that would result from anonymity." Id. Here, plaintiff has failed to demonstrate "exceptional circumstances" that warrant proceeding anonymously. In addition, upon review of the complaint, the Court sua sponte raises the propriety of joining 181 defendants in a single action. By 5/14/25, plaintiff must file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder in light of this Court's orders in Bug Art Limited v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 7777, Dkt. 28 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 28, 2024), and Anagram International v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 12194, Dkt. 87 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 21, 2025). In the alternative, plaintiff has leave to file an amended complaint by 5/14/25 with a smaller subset of defendants along with a memorandum explaining why that smaller subset of defendants is properly joined. No motion for an ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in this matter without counsel first consulting this Court's order in Wham-O Holding v. The Partnerships, 24 CV 12523, Dkt. 39 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 20, 2025). (ca, ) (Entered: 05/02/2025)MINUTE
May 1, 2025MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (lm, ) (Entered: 05/01/2025)MAILED
May 1, 2025MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (lm, ) (Entered: 05/01/2025)MAILED
Apr 30, 2025SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff PG LTD. Unredacted Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Schedule A, # 2 Ex.1)(Judge, James) (Entered: 04/30/2025)SEALED DOCUMENT
Apr 30, 2025MOTION by Plaintiff PG LTD. for leave to file documents under seal (Judge, James) (Entered: 04/30/2025)MOTION
Apr 30, 2025ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PG LTD. by James Edward Judge (Judge, James) (Entered: 04/30/2025)ATTORNEY
Apr 30, 2025CIVIL Cover Sheet (Judge, James) (Entered: 04/30/2025)CIVIL
Apr 30, 2025COMPLAINT filed by PG LTD.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23419008. (Attachments: # 1 Schedule A, # 2 Ex.1, # 3 Ex.2, # 4 Ex.3)(Judge, James) (Entered: 04/30/2025)COMPLAINT