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Yc V. The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A - 1:24-cv-12973

Explore the details of the Yc V. The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A case under case number 1:24-cv-12973 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
1:24-cv-12973
Filing Date
Dec 17, 2024
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
-
Nature of Suit
Patent

Parties Involved in the Case

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

NameRepresented By
YC -
Yuxiang Chen -
The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A -

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Docket Entries

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Dec 17, 2024SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff YC schedule A regarding complaint1 (Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 12/17/2024)PACER Document
Dec 17, 2024ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff YC by Faye Yifei Deng (Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 12/17/2024)PACER Document
Dec 18, 2024MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (emc, ) (Entered: 12/18/2024)PACER Document
Dec 18, 2024CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1). (rjm, )PACER Document
Dec 18, 2024CLERK'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. (rjm, )PACER Document
Jan 3, 2025SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Yuxiang Chen Schedule A Template (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-part I, # 2 Exhibit 1-part II, # 3 Exhibit 1-part III, # 4 Exhibit 1-part IV)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 01/03/2025)PACER Document
Jan 3, 2025MEMORANDUM by Yuxiang Chen Establishing that Joinder is Proper (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Faye Deng)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 01/03/2025)PACER Document
Jan 10, 2025MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's memorandum 12 regarding the propriety of joinder, which relies primarily on Bose Corp. v. Schedule A Defs., 334 F.R.D. 511 (N.D. Ill. 2020), to argue that joinder is proper among the 45 defendants listed in Plaintiff's Schedule A. Plaintiff should reference this Court's opinion in Zaful v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-11111, Doc. 12 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2025), where this Court expressed its views on joinder in Schedule A cases, and specifically noted that it will not adopt the reasoning of Bose Corp. Plaintiff points to the following facts to establish that joinder is proper: Defendants (1) "concealed their identities and the full scope of their infringing operations"; (2) "provided fake information about their physical addresses"; (3) "employed the same advertising and marketing strategies to target consumers while attempting to evade enforcement"; (4) "seller aliases share identifiers, such as templates with common design elements that intentionally omit any contact information"; (5) sellers "regularly communicate in various chatting apps"; (6) 27 out of 45 are from Guangdong, China; and (7) "are working in a similar manner and during the same time period to sell infringing products." Doc. 12 at 6-7. The Court is not inclined to view (1), (2), (4) or (6) as compelling support for joinder for the reasons discussed in Zaful. The Court will also not entertain the broad statement that "[o]n information and belief, Defendants are in constant communication with each other," Doc. 9 19, to support joinder for the reasons set forth in Viking Arm AS v. Schedule A Defs., 24-cv-1566, 2024 WL 2953105 (N.D. Ill. June 6, 2024) and H-D U.S.A. v. Schedule A Defs., 21-cv-1041, 2021 WL 780486, at *2 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2021). As for the remaining arguments in support of joinder, or any other information the Plaintiff wishes to bring to the Court's attention, Plaintiff must file another brief addressing the propriety of joinder following the reasoning of Estee Lauder and Zaful by 1/31/2025. In this brief, Plaintiff must provide factual support for its joinder argument as to why each defendant is properly joined. Plaintiff has submitted more than 200 pages of screenshots as exhibits but does not have a single defendant-specific argument or citation to the record in its 12-page memo on joinder; that must be corrected. Alternatively, Plaintiff may file an amended Schedule A with a smaller subset of defendants and an explanation of why joinder of that subset of defendants is appropriate. If the Plaintiff chooses to amend the Schedule A list, Plaintiff must refile any exhibits containing screenshots that are specific to only the Defendants listed on the amended Schedule A. Mailed notice. (jcc,) (Entered: 01/10/2025)PACER Document
Jan 31, 2025SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Yuxiang Chen Amended Schedule A (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit regarding the defendants identified on Amended Schedule A)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 01/31/2025)PACER Document
Jan 31, 2025SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Yuxiang Chen regarding 15 (Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 01/31/2025)PACER Document
Jan 31, 2025NOTICE of Motion by Faye Yifei Deng for presentment of motion for discovery 15 before Honorable April M. Perry on 2/6/2025 at 10:00 AM. (Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 01/31/2025)PACER Document
Feb 13, 2025MEMORANDUM by Yuxiang Chen in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 20 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Faye Deng, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 02/13/2025)PACER Document
Feb 13, 2025NOTICE of Motion by Faye Yifei Deng for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 20 before Honorable April M. Perry on 2/26/2025 at 10:00 AM. (Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 02/13/2025)PACER Document
Mar 28, 2025SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (cvk, ) (Entered: 03/28/2025)PACER Document
Apr 4, 2025SUMMONS Returned Executed by Yuxiang Chen as to YC on 3/28/2025, answer due 4/18/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Zoey Huang)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 04/04/2025)PACER Document
May 22, 2025MEMORANDUM by Yuxiang Chen in support of motion for default judgment 28 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Faye Deng, # 2 Exhibit 1)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 05/22/2025)PACER Document
May 28, 2025CERTIFICATE Certificate of Service (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Zoey Huang, # 2 Exhibit 1)(Deng, Faye Yifei) (Entered: 05/28/2025)PACER Document
May 28, 2025MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Per request, counsel for plaintiff may appear for the 6/5/2025 hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: 650-479-3207, Access Code: 2307 684 8339. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (jcc,) (Entered: 05/28/2025)PACER Document