Millennium Outdoors, LLC v. Leader Accessories LLC

3:23-cv-00106WiwdJan 12, 2026

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
MILLENIUM OUTDOORS, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
LEADER ACCESSORIES, LLC,
Defendant.
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
23-cv-106-jdp
The Court having found that (1) Plaintiff Millennium Outdoors, LLC has prevailed on
its claims for trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, and design
patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271; (2) Millennium has suffered, and will continue to
suffer, irreparable harm absent injunctive relief; (3) remedies at law are inadequate to
compensate Millennium; (4) the balance of hardships favors Millennium; and (5) the public
interest is served by the issuance of this injunction, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Defendant Leader Accessories LLC, its officers, agents, servants, employees, and
attorneys, and all other persons who are in active concert or participation with any of them
who receive actual notice of this Order, are hereby permanently enjoined from doing any of
the following:
1. 	Manufacturing, importing, distributing, licensing, using, copying, reproducing,
displaying, adapting, offering for sale, or selling in the United States the product
identified as the Leader Accessories Portable Folding Marine Fishing Seat Boat
Seat or identified by Leader Accessories as the Textilene Boat Seat, images of
which are shown below (collectively, “the Accused Product”);
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2. 	Manufacturing, importing, distributing, licensing, using, copying, reproducing,
displaying, adapting, offering for sale, or selling in the United States any product
that uses, copies, or imitates Millennium’s protected trade dress in Millennium’s
B-100 Boat Seat (“Millennium’s Trade Dress”), as shown below and which includes
the (a) the design, style, and appearance of the contour of the seat portion; (b) the
design, style, and appearance of the contour of the backrest; (c) the design, style,
and appearance of the rounded top left and right edges of the backrest; (d) the
design, appearance, and placement of the fabric cutouts; (e) placement of a logo on
the center of the backrest; (f) the design, appearance, and placement of the side
straps, and (g) the design, appearance, and placement of the support 	bars
underneath the seat portion;
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3. 	Manufacturing, importing, distributing, licensing, using, copying, reproducing,
displaying, adapting, offering for sale, or selling in the United States any product
that is a colorable imitation of or confusingly similar to Millennium’s Trade Dress;
4. 	Assisting, enabling, or facilitating any third party in engaging in conduct that would
violate Sections 1, 2, or 3 of this Injunction, including any third-party distribution
or resale of the Accused Product;
5. 	Making, using, selling, or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the
United States, the Accused Product;
6. 	Making, using, selling, or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the
United States, any product that infringes U.S. Design Patent No. D727,046 (“the
D046 Patent”);
7. 	Making, using, selling, or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the
United States, any design that is not more than colorably different from the
patented design of the D046 Patent and that would be deemed an infringement or
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its equivalent, including continued sale or distribution of any product derived from
the Accused Product;
8. 	Assisting, enabling, or facilitating any third party to make, use, sell, offer to sell, or
import product in the United States that infringes the D046 Patent, including
facilitating third-party sale or resale of the Accused Product;
9. 	Making, using, selling, or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the
United States, any product that infringes U.S. Design Patent No. D727,047 (“the
D047 Patent”);
10. Making, using, selling, or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the
United States, any design that is not more than colorably different from the
patented design of the D047 Patent and that would be deemed an infringement or
its equivalent, including continued sale or distribution of any product derived from
the Accused Product; or
11. Assisting, enabling, or facilitating any third party to make, use, sell, offer to sell, or
import product in the United States that infringes the D046 Patent, including
facilitating third-party sale or resale of the Accused Product.
12. Paragraphs 6–8 of this order apply until the expiration of the D046 Patent.
Paragraphs 9–11 of this order apply until the expiration of the D047 Patent.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
Defendant Leader Accessories LLC and its counsel shall provide a copy of this order to
every officer, agent, servant, employee, and attorney of Leader Accessories, including but not
limited to Richard Chen, Matthew Wu, and Jeffrey Chen, and to any other persons who may
be in active concert or participation with Leader Accessories or with its officers, agents,
servants, employees, or attorneys.. Leader Accessories and its counsel shall also provide a copy
of this order to Leader Accessories’ affiliate Easepal Enterprises Limited. The court takes no
position as to whether Easepal is an agent of Leader Accessories or is in active concert or
participation with Leader Accessories under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2).
The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce, modify, or interpret this Injunction and to
adjudicate any disputes regarding compliance.
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Entered January 12, 2026.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
JAMES D. PETERSON
District Judge
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