ALBION BRAND FOUNDRY LTD v. The Partnerships, Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

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U NITED STA TE S D ISTR ICT CO U R T
SO U TH ER N DISTR ICT O F FL OR ID A
CA SE N O .25-cv-25593-174M
ALB ION BRAN D FOUN DR Y LTD ,
PlaintZ
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Assoclv loxsIOEkTIFIED ox scusoucEA,
Defendants.
O RD ER G M N TIN G PLA INTIFF'S
EX PA R TE APPLICA TIO N FO R EN TRY O F TEM PO M R Y RE STR AIN IN G O R DER
TH IS CA U SE is before the Courtupon Plaintiff's Ex Parte A pplication for Entry of
Temporary Restrai	ning Orderand OrderRestraining TransferofAssets (the tW pplication for
Temporal	y RestrainingOrder'	'orGWpplication''	)ECFNo.g7q.TheCourthascarefullyconsidered
the A pplication forTem poraly Restraining Order,the record in this case,the applicable law ,and
is otherw ise fully advised.Forthe follow ing reasons,Plaintiff's Application is G R AN TED .
BytheinstantApplication,Plaintiffmovesexpartepursuantto15U.S.C.j1116,Federal
RuleofCivilProcedure 65,The AllW ritsAct,28 U.S.C.j 1651(a),.and this Court's inherent
authority,forentryofatemporary restraining orderand an orderrestraining thefinancialaccolmts
allegedlyusedbyDefendantsinviolationoftheLanham Act,15U.S.C.jj1114.BecausePlaintiff
has satisfied therequirem entsfortheissuance ofa tem porary restraining order,the Courtgrants
Plaintiff's Application forTem poraty Restrairting Order.
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FactualB ackground
Thefollowing factualbackground istaken from Plaintiff'sComplaint,ECF No.g1),the
Application,and supporting evidentiary subm issionsand exhibits.
Plaintiff is the owner of the federally registered trademark CCOCC (referred herein
phonetically asthe E	CCCOCC''mark)tmder U.S.Trademark Registration No.6,314,523.See
Exhibit1,ECFNo.(7-1q;seealsoDecl.ofZhang,ECFNo.7-3,!31.TheCCOCC mark isused
in connection with officestationery,decals,paintings,stationery cases,writing instrum ents,hand
tow els ofpaper,m oney clips,and related products.1d.
Defendants,through intem et-based e-com m erce storesoperating undertheirselleraliases
identified on Schedule A attached herewith,have advertised,prohloted,offered forsale,orsold
inf	mingementproductsusingtheCCOCC mark.SeeDecl.ofZhang,ECFNo.(7-3,!!9-122.Based
ontheinfringingevidenceprovidedbyPlaintiffECFNos.(7-44,l	GEachDefendantdirectlytargetgsj
business activitiestoward consum ersin the United States,including Florida,through theirfully
interactivee-commerceplatforms.'	'SeeDecl.ofZhang,ECFNo.7-3,159-124.Further,Plaintiff
has tGnot licensed or authorized these Defendants to use the CCOCC mark,and none of the
DefendantsareauthorizedretailersofgenuineCCOCC Products.''f#.:13.
Fudher,counselforPlaintiffhasItreviewed theim agesand productdescription displayed
on the websites,including the dom ain nnm e,the productlisting,the productinformation,and
detailed seller information of each seller identified on Schedule A and has determined Githat
D efendants are prom oting,advertising,offering for sale,and/or selling identicalhairpin products
using the CCO CC m ark,w ithoutauthorization,via Internet-based e-com m erce stores operating
underthejellernamesidentifiedonScheduleA.	''SeeDecl!ofPalmerECFNo.(7-2,!2j.Further,
Glgaqfterreviewingtheinfringing evidence,''cotmselforPlaintiffalsobelievesthatGEitisapparent
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thattheactivitiesofthe sellersidentified in ScheduleA areconsistentwith thegeneralpatternsof
onlinecotmterfeitingactivities.''fJ.!4.
II. LegalStandard
Inordertoobtainatemporaryrestrainingorder,apart	ymustdemonstrate1G(1)g	thereisja
substantiallikelihood ofsuccesson themerits;(2)thatilzeparableinjury willbesuffered ifthe
reliefisnotgranted;(3)thatthethreatenedinjtuy outweighstheharm thereliefwould intlicton
thenon-movant;and(4)thattheentry ofthereliefwould servethepublicinterest.'	'Schiavoex.
re1Schindlerv.Schiavo,403F.3d 1223,1225-26(11th Cir.2005).Additionally,acourtmay only
issue a tem porary restraining orderw ithoutnotice to the adverseparty orits attorney if:
(A)specificfactsinanaffidavitoraverifiedcomplaintclearlyshow
thatimmediateandirreparableinjury,loss,ordamagewillresultto
themovantbeforetheadversepartycanbeheardinopposition gandj
(B)the movant'sattolmey certifiesin writing any effortsmade to
give notice and the reasonsw hy itshould notbe required.
FED.R.CIV.P.65(b)(1)..	A.	n Ex Parte temporary restraining orders Glshould berestricted to
servingtheirtmderlyingpurposeofpresetwingthestatusquoandpreventingil'reparableharm just
solongasisnecessarytohold ahearing,and no longer.''Granny GooseFoods,Inc.v.Bhd.of
Teamsters& AutoTruckDriversLocalNo.70,415U.S.423,439(1974).
111. D iscussion
The declarations Plaintiff subm itted in suppol'tof itsApplication supportthe following
conclusionsoflaw :
Plaintiffhasa strong probability ofproving attrialthatconsum ersare likely to be confllsed
by D efendants'advertisem ent,prom otion,sale,offerfor sale,and/ordistribution ofgoodsbearing
and/orusing counterfeits,reproductions,orcolorableim itations ofthe CCO CC m ark,and thatthe
products D efendants are selling and prom oting for sale are copies ofthe Plaintiff's products that
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bearand/oruse copiesofthe CCOCC mark,and thatthe infringem entofthe CCOCC mark,is
likelytocausePlaintifftosufferimmediateandirreparableinjtu.	yifatemporaryrestrainingorder
isnotgranted.
The following specific facts, as set forth in Plaintiffs Complaint,Application, and
accompanyingdeclarations,demonstratethatimmediateandirreparableloss,damage,andinjury
willresultto Plaintiff and to consum ers before Defendants can be heard in opposition tmless
Plaintiff's requestfor exparte reliefisgranted:
D efendants ow n or controle-com m erce stores operating tm dertheir stores
aliaseswhich advertise,prom ote,offerforsale,and sellproductsbearing and/orusing counterfeit
andinfringing trademarksin violation ofPlaintiffsl'ights;
Thereisgood causetobelievethatm orecotmterfeitand ingingingproducts
bearing and/orusing Plaintiff'stradem arkswillappearin the
There is good cause to believe that if Plaintiff proceeds on notice to
Defendantsofthis M otion forTemporary Restraining Order,Defendantscan easily and quicldy
change the ownership orm odify theire-com m erce storesregistration and accountdataand content,
changepaymentaccounts,redirectconsum ertrafficto otheronlinestores,and transferassetsand
ownership oftheonlinestores,thereby thwaz-ting Plaintiff'sability to obtainm enningfulrelief.
The balance ofpotentialharm to Defendantsin restraining theirtrade illcounterfeitand
infringing branded goods if a temporary restraining ordçr is issued is far outweighed by the
potentialhnrm to Plaintiff,its reputation,and its goodw ill as a m anufacturer and distributor of
quality products ifsuch reliefis notissued.
The public interestfavors issuance ofthetem porary restraining orderto protectPlaintiff's
tradem ark interests,to encourage rçspectfor the law ,to facilitate the invention and developm ent
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of innovative products,and to protectthe public from being defrauded by the illegal sale of
counterfeitgoods.
Under15U.	S.C.j 1117(a),Plaintiffmay beentitledto recover,asan equitableremedy,
theillegalprofitsgainedthrough Defendants'distribution and salesofgoodsbearing and/orusing
counterfeits and infdngem ents ofthe CCOC C m ark.See Reebok Int'l,faf/ v.M arnatech Enters.,
Inc.,970F.	2d552,559(9thCir.1992)(quotingFullerfrâfs'	/zProds.Co.v.FullerBrush Co.,299
F.	2d772,777(7thCir.1962)(C	1	A.	llaccountingofprofitsunderj1117(a)isnotsynonymouswith
anawardofmonetaly damages:(gaqn accountingforprofits...isan equitableremedysubjectto
thepri	nciplesofequi'	ty.'''	)).
Requesting equitablerelief(Ginvokesthe districtcourt's inherent. equitable pow ersto order
preliminaryrelietlincludinganassetfreeze,inordertoassuretheavailabilityofpermanentrelief.''
feviStrauss & Co.v.SunriseIntern.Trading,Inc.51F.3d 982,987 (11th Cir.1995)(citing
FederalTradeCommissionv.UnitedStatesOilt	:	t GasCorp.	,748F.2d 1431,1433-34(11thCir.
1984(	9.
Considering the inherently deceptive nature of the counterfeiting business, and the
likelihood that D efendants have violated federal tradem ark law s,Plaintiff has good reason to
believeDefendantswillhideortransfertheirill-gotlenassetsbeyondthejurisdictionofthisCoul'	t
llnlessthose assets arerestrained.
lV . C onclusions ofL aw
A ccordingly,upon due consideration ofPlaintiff sCom plaint,A pplication,and supporting
evidentiary subm issions,itishereby O R DER ED AN D A DJUD G ED thatPlaintiff'sA pplication,
ECFNo.g7q,isGRANTED,tmderthetermssetfol'th below:
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1. Defendants, their affiliates, officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys,
confederates,and a11person acting for,with,by,through,underorin active concert
withthem aretemporarilyenjoinedandrestrainedfrom :
a. using Plaintiffs CCOC C m ark or any reproductions, counterfeit copies or
colorable im itations thereof in any m nnner in connection w ith the distribution,
m arketing,advertising,offering for sale,or sale of any productthat is not a
genuine CCOCC productornotauthorized by Plaintiffto be sold in connection
w ith Plaintiff s CCOC C m ark;
b. passing oftlinducing,orenabling othersto sellorpass offany productas a
genuine CCO CC productor any other productproduced by Plaintiff,thatis not
Plaintiff s or not produced tm der the authorization, control or supervision of
Plaintiffand approved by Plaintifffor sale underPlaintiff s CCO CC m ark;
com m itting any acts calculated to cause consum ers to believe that D efendants'
productsarethosesoldundertheauthorization,controlorsupelwisionofPlaintifll
oraresponsored by,approved by,orotherwise cormectedwith Plaintiff'	,
f'urtherinfringing PlaintiffsCCOCC mark and/ordnm aging PlaintiY sgoodwill,
otherw ise com peting unfairly w ith Plaintiffin any m nnner;and/or
shipping,delivering,holding for sale,transferring or otherw ise m oving,storing,
distributing,retmming,or otherwise disposing of,in any m anner,products or
inventory notm anufactured by or forPlaintiff,nor authorized by Plaintiffto be
sold or offered for sale, and which bear Plaintiff s CCO CC tradem ark or any
reproductions,cotmterfeitcopiesorcolorable im itationsthereof.
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Defendantsand any person in active concertorpadicipation with them who have acm al
notice ofthis Ordershallbetemporarily restrained and enjoined f'	rom tTansferring or
disposing ofany m oney orotherofDefendants'assetslm tilfurtherordered by thisCourt.
Any third-party providers,including Paypal,Payoneer,and W alm at't,Inc.shall,w ithin
two(2)businessdaysofreceiptofthisOrder,foranyofDefendantsoranyofDefendants'
OnlineM arketplaceAccotmtsorwebsites:
locate a11 accounts and funds connected to D efendants, D efendants' Online
M arketplace Accounts orDefendants'websites,including,butnotlim ited to,any
financialaccountsconnectedto theinformation listed in ScheduleA attachedhereto
and any em ailaddressesprovided forDefendantsby third parties;and
restrain and enjoin any such accounts orfundsfrom transferring or disposing of
m oney orany otherassetsbelonging to D efendantstm tilfurtherordered by thisCourt.
4. Ptl	rsuantto15U.	S.C.j1116(d)(5)(D)andFederalRuleofCivilProcedure65(c),Plaintiff
shallpostbond in theam ountof$5,000.00 aspaymentofdamagesto which Defendants
maybeentitledforawrongfulinjtmction orrestraint,dtlringthependency ofthisaction,
oruntilfurtherOrderoftheCourt.IntheCotu'	t'sdiscretion,thebondmay besubjectto
increaseintheinterestofjustice.
Any ofDefendantssubjecttothisOrdermayappearandmovetodissolveormodifythe
Orderon two-days'noticeto Plaintiff or on shorternotice assetby thisCourt.
6. AnyDefendmltorfmancialinstimtionaccountholdersubjectto thisOrdermaypetition
the Courtto m odify the assetrestraintsetoutin this Order.
ThisOrdershallrem ain in effectforfourteen daysfrom the date ofthisOrder.
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PlaintiffisDIRECTED tofileaM otionforEntly ofaPreliminarylnjunctionnolaterthan
January 30,2026.
A fter Plaintiff s counsel has received confinzlation from the financial institutions
regarding the funds restrained as directed herein, Plaintiff shall setwe copies of the
Complaint, the M otion, and this Order, on each Defendant by e-mail via their
corresponding e-mailaddress and/or online contact form or other means of electronic
contact provided on the e-com m erce stores operating under their store aliases, or by
providing a copy ofthis Orderby e-m ailto the registrarofrecord orm arketplace w ebsite
foreach ofthe e-comm erce storesso thatthe registrarand m arketplacewebsite,in ttum,
notifies each Defendantofthe Order,orby otherm eans reasonably calculated to give
notice w hich is pennitted by the Court.In addition, Plaintiff shallpost copies of the
Com plaint,the M otion,and thisO rder,as wellas allother docum ents sled in this action
on the w ebsite located at
hûpsr//cloud.paH erlawcroup.coe l dex.php/sr 4yxosHG r mr and shallprovide
the addressto thew ebsite to D efendantsvia e-m ail/olzline contactfol'm ,and such notice so
given shallbedeem ed good and sufficientselwice thereof.Plaintiffshallcontinueto provide
noticeoftheseproceedingsandcopiesofthedocum entsonfileinthism atterto Defendants
by regularly updating the website located at
https://cloud.palm erlawcroup.coH index.php/s/> 4vxosHxRo m r , or by other
m eans reasonably calculated to give notice w hich isperm itted by the Court.
10. A dditionally,for the purpose of providing additionalnotice of this proceeding,and al1
other pleadings, orders, and docum ents filed herein, the ow ners, operators and/or
adm inistratorsofthe e-com m erce storesand/orfinancialinstitutions,paym entprocessors,
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banks,escrow services,andm oneytransm itters,and marketplaceplatform s,including but
not lim ited to,Paypal,Payoneer,and W alm alt lnc.,and their related companies and
affiliatesshall,atPlaintiY srequest,providePlaintiffscounselwith any e-m ailaddress
known to be associated w ith D efendants'respective e-com m erce stores.
D O NE A N D O RD ER ED in M iarni,Florida,on ,2026.
FED E A .M O R EN O
IJN ITE D STA TES DISTR IC T JUD G E
Copiesto:CounselofRecord
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ScheduleA D efendants
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