5:11-cv-05052•Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. v. Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc. et al
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. v. Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc. et al
5:11-cv-05052Sdd10 de jun. de 2016
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN DIVISION
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RUSHMORE PHOTO & GIFTS, INC.;
JRE, INC., CAROL NIEMANN; PAUL A.
NIEMANN; BRIAN M. NIEMANN, and
WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendants,
-AND-
RUSHMORE PHOTO & GIFTS, INC.;
JRE, INC., CAROL NIEMANN; PAUL A.
NIEMANN; and BRIAN M. NIEMANN,
Counterclaimants,
vs.
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, INC.,
Counterclaim Defendant.
INTRODUCTION
CIV. 11-5052-JLV
ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE RPG DEFENDANTS TO
MARKET CERTAIN SYMBOLS
AND ARTWORK
On May 13, 2016, during a hearing held on a number of matters, the
defendants Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., Carol Niemann, Paul A. Niemann, and
Brian M. Niemann ("RPG Defendants") orally moved for authorfaation to market
the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit D of Docket 308-1.
The court entered an order requiring plaintiff to file its brief in response to the
oral motion and requiring the RPG Defendants to file a reply brief. (Docket 344
Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>at p. 3). Plaintiff opposes the RPG Defendants' motion (Docket 347). For the
reasons stated below, the RPG Defendants' oral motion is granted.
ANALYSIS
On February 11, 2016, the court entered a preliminary injunction.
(Docket 299). Relevant to the present oral motion, the preliminary injunction
contained the following directive:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants RUSHMORE PHOTO &
GIFTS, INC., CAROL NIEMANN, PAUL A. NIEMANN, BRIAN M.
NIEMAN and WAL-MART STORES, INC., ("the enjoined defendants")
are hereby immediately restrained and enjoined from engaging in
the following activities:
1. Using the following trademarks and composite design
trademark:
A. STURGIS, U.S. Reg. No. 3,923,282;1
B. STURGIS BIKE WEEK, U.S. Reg. Nos. 2,070,955;
3,825,398; 3,838,171; 3,911,270; and 3,923,236;
C. BLACK HILLS MOTOR CLASSIC STURGIS RALLY &
RACES BLACK HILLS S.D., U.S. Reg. No. 1,948,097;
D. STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, a common law
trademark;
E. STURGIS RALLY & RACES, a common law trademark;
or any colorable imitations of these marks in any
advertisement, promotion, offer for sale, or sale of any goods
bearing one or more of the marks;
1ln preparing this order, the court noticed a clerical error in the citation to
the United States Patent and Trademark Office registration. The correct
registration number is: "3,923,284." (Trial Exhibit 1 at p. 2). The preliminary
injunction is amended to reflect this correction and all future references will be to
"3,923,284."
2
Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>2. Using in commerce any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of SMRl's Marks, including but not limited to the infringing designations "Officially Licensed Sturgis," "Authentic Sturgis," "Legendary Sturgis," "Licensed Sturgis," "Official Sturgis," "Sturgis Central," "Sturgis Motor Classic," and "Sturgis Rally" (collectively referred to as "Defendants' Sturgis Designations"), without SMRI's consent in a manner likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception as to the source, origin, sponsorship or approval of the defendant's product; 3. Diluting SMRI's famous STURGIS® mark by blurring or tarnishment; 4. Acting, using, or employing any deceptive act or practice, fraud, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation or concealed, suppressed or omitted material facts in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise; 5. Registering, trafficking in, or using any domain name that is identical to, confusingly similar to, or likely to dilute SMRI's Marks, including but not limited to: Id. at pp. 8-10. AuthenticSturgis. com, Legendary-Sturgis.com, LicensedSturgis.com, OfficialSturgis.com, SturgisCentral.com, SturgisMotorClassic. com, or SturgisRallyOnline.com. SMRI's registered and common law trademarks are specifically limited to the motorcycle rally event held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota. See United States Patent and Trademark Office Registrations: No. 3,923,284; No. 2,070,955; No. 3,825,398; No. 3,838,171; No. 3,911,270; and No. 3,923,236. (Trial Exhibit 1 at pp. 2, 7-8 & 10-12). For this reason, the preliminary injunction contained a 3 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 3 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
provision specifically excluding certain material from the conduct being enjoined: IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that use of the name Sturgis or other phrases which contain the name Sturgis in the distribution, marketing and sale of non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota, products is not enjoined or prohibited by this preliminary injunction. Id. at p. 11. "[T]he legal posture of this case places a heavier burden upon the [RPG Defendants] of avoiding a colorable imitation of or diluting [SMRI's] trade . . . marks than upon a party not already preliminarily enjoined from engaging in such activity." Howard Johnson Co. v. Khimani, 892 F.2d 1512, 1517 (11th Cir. 1990). "The effect of an injunction barring the use of plaintiffs trademark is also a bar to the use of any words in close imitation or resemblance to the mark. " World's Finest Chocolate, Inc. v. World Candies, Inc., 409 F. Supp. 840, 845 (N.D. Ill. 1976), aff'd, 559 F.2d 1226 (7th Cir. 1977. "It is well established that the protection of a trademark requires that a party once [found liable for] infringement or unfair competition should keep a safe distance from the margin line between compliance with the order and a violation." Id. at 844 (referencing Independent Nail & Packing Co. v. Stronghold Screw Products, Inc., 215 F.2d 434, 436 (7th Cir. 1954), and Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. v. Manoff, 41 F.2d 353, 354 (6th Cir. 1930)). "Like the original infringement itself, the safe distance rule is 'founded on a likelihood of confusion standard.' " John Allan Co. v. Craig Allen Co. L.L.C., 540 F.3d 1133, 1142 (10th Cir. 2008) (citing 4 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 4 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
Taubman Co. v. Webfeats, 319 F.3d 770, 779 (6th Cir. 2003) (quotation omitted)). Where the defendants have been held responsible for "infringing the trade-mark rights of others, they should thereafter be required to keep a safe distance away from the dividing line between violation of, and compliance with, the injunction. They must do more than see how close they can come with safety to that which they are enjoined from doing." Eskay Drugs v. Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, 188 F. 2d 430, 432 (5th Cir. 1951). The court "possesses broad discretion to vindicate the preliminary injunction by prohibiting subsequent modifications that do not move a 'safe distance' away from the trademark infringement." Sunbeam Products, Inc. v. W. Bend Co., 123 F.3d 246, 260 (5th Cir. 1997). See also Scandia Down Corp. v. Euroquilt, Inc., 772 F.2d 1423, 1432 (7th CiL 1985) (The court "possesses substantial discretion to decide how close is too close . . . ."). "The court may require the [defendants] to choose a distinctively different mark rather than to hew so close to the line that the parties must interminably return to court to haggle about every mark." Id. "Having once determined that the plaintiff was entitled to relief, the relief granted should be effective within the terms of the [injunction]." World's Finest Chocolate, Inc., 409 F. Supp. at 844. The RPG Defendants' oral motion seeks leave of the court to use symbols and artwork depicted in a number of schematics. See Dockets 308-1 and 308-4. Because of the grouping of images, the court will address each of SMRI's objections separately. 5 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 5 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
"Legendary Sturgis" All the images in Docket 308-1 incorporate the phrase "Legendary South Dakota" in one format or another. SMRI opposes the RPG Defendants' use of the phrase in any form. (Docket 347). SMRI argues that during trial the RPG Defendants testified the phrase was used only by the defendants to identify the goods as being associated with the "STURGIS® Motorcycle Rally™ event ...." Id. at p. 4. Plaintiff uses Paul Niemann's testimony to support its argument. Q: Looking at Exhibit 565, and the number 75 years, that's not a reference to Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., is it? A: No. Q: That's a reference to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, isn't it? A: Yes. Q: As is the phrase Legendary Sturgis, correct? A: Yes. Id. (referencing Docket 315 at p. 61:20 -62:3).2 SMRI claims that during the May 13, 2016, motion hearing the RPG Defendants changed their position and now claim the phrase "referred to the 'legend' of the region . .. ." Id. SMRI references the motion hearing testimony of Brian Niemann in support of this argument. Q: [W]hy does Rushmore Photo & Gifts, are they interested in using "legendary" as part of their -- "Legendary Sturgis, South Dakota" design series, Exhibit A [Docket 308-1 ]? 2References to citations contained in the trial transcript will refer to the CM/ECF docket page number and not to the transcript page. 6 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 6 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
A: "Legendary" is for Rushmore Photo and with what we do. Pertains to the old west being basically South Dakota. You know, after the Civil War all these towns popped up in South Dakota. They sent the military out to the Black Hills. And we use it for Legendary Deadwood, Legendary Sturgis, Legendary Custer. We have done it for others, Legendary Wall Drug, Legendary Wall, South Dakota. It pertains to when this region -- it's a legend. It's kind of like the wild west. Q: Do these [referring to Docket 308-1] in any way pertain to the motorcycle rally? A: They do not. Q: The first . . . sentence . . . defendants [are] hereby immediately restrained and enjoined from activities [referring to Docket 299]. Do you see the phrase "Legendary Sturgis" there? A: I do. Q: Do you see any qualification or exception to that term that would allow you to use that term if you were referring to the old wild west? A: I don't see anything about the old wild west. Id. at pp. 4-5 (referencing Docket 345 at pp. 86: 15-87: 1; 87 :6-7; 117:11-17 & 24). SMRI argues "[t]he Court should not hesitate to reject this post hoc redefining of the term 'Legendary Sturgis,' which is contrary to the [RPG] Defendants' own deposition and trial testimony." Id. at p. 5. The RPG Defendants object to plaintiff's interpretation of the testimony referenced in SMRI's argument. (Docket 355 at p. 7). The RPG Defendants claim SMRI took the testimony of Paul Niemann out of context to permit plaintiff 7 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 7 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
"to show that 'Legendary' is always a reference to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally " Id. SMRI's argument misinterprets Paul Niemann's testimony. Trial Exhibit 565 contained the phrases "Legendary Sturgis," "2015," "75 years," and "Sturgis Motor Classic."3 When used with the motorcycle rally-related phrases "2015," "75 years," and "Sturgis Motor Classic," Mr. Niemann's testimony acknowledged that in that context "Legendary Sturgis" was a reference to the rally. His testimony did not imply or suggest that "Legendary Sturgis" was always intended to be a reference to the rally. SMRI makes a disingenuous argument when it claims that just because Brian Niemann admitted the phrase "old wild west" was not included in the language of the preliminary injunction, that the injunction intended to prohibit the RPG Defendants from using "Legendary Sturgis" in any context. The RPG Defendants were specifically enjoined from using "Legendary Sturgis" in any context associated with the motorcycle rally. (Docket 299 at p. 9). The preliminary injunction excluded any use of the phrase when referring to the geographical location Sturgis, South Dakota. " [U]se of the name Sturgis or other phrases which contain the name Sturgis in the distribution, marketing and sale of non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota, products is not enjoined or prohibited by this preliminary injunction. " Id. at p. 11. 3A copy of Trial Exhibit 565 appears in the RPG Defendants' reply brief. (Docket 355 at p. 7). 8 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 8 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
The Sturgis Public Library, located in City Hall, contains numerous volumes dedicated to Sturgis and its environs having nothing to do with the Sturgis Rally. The following nonexhaustive list of 14 examples highlights the prehistorical and historical significance of the area which indeed makes it "legendary" without reference to the Rally: Jay Monaghan, The Book of the American West (Bonanza Books, 1963); Roger Darling, Custer's Seventh Cavalry Comes to Dakota (Potomac-Western Press, 1998); Paul Horsted, The Black Hills - Yesterday and Today (Golden Valley Press, 2006); Bob Karolevitz & Bernie Hunhoff, Uniquely South Dakota (The Donning Company Publishers, 1988); Edward Raventon, Buffalo Country - A Northern Plains Narrative (Johnson Books, 2003); Robert Lee, Fort Meade & the Black Hills (University of Nebraska Press, 1991); Joyce L. Vander Lugt, Behind the Scenes in South Dakota (Think Print Publishing Co., 1994); Robert Lee, The Black Hills After Custer (The Donning Company Publishers, 1997); Charles W. Waldman, Early Day History of Sturgis and Fort Meade in the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, Vol.1 (compiled from the files of the Sturgis Weekly Record, established July 1, 1883); Sturgis Tribune - Black Hills Press - Centennial Edition (October 25, 1978); Robert J. Casey, The Black Hills (Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., 1949); 9 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 9 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
Jack Crawford, HO! For the Black Hills (Paul L. Hedren, South Dakota State Historical Press, 2012); More Meade County Memories 1990 (a compilation of historical reports, printed through a grant by the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities and the Sturgis Art Council); and E. Steve Cassells, Prehistoric Hunters of the Black Hills (Johnson Publishing Co., 1986). A brief video on TripAdvisor makes the point that though the Rally is of consequence to the modern community, Sturgis is a center for Old West history and a gateway to other tourist attractions having nothing to do with the Rally. South Dakota Video: Tour of legendary Sturgis, South Dakota, tripadvisor (blackhills travel, March 2009) https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g2896 2-il 9321642-South_Dakota.html, last viewed June 10, 2016. Sturgis, South Dakota, was and remains a "legendary" town within the concept of the "wild west" and the history of western South Dakota. SMRI has no right to prohibit the RPG Defendants' use of non-rally-related "Legendary Sturgis" or "Legendary Sturgis, South Dakota" as depicted in the artwork in Docket 308-1. SMRI's objection is overruled. "Sturgis, South Dakota" SMRI contends the RPG Defendants should not be permitted "to remove 'Sturgis Motor Classic' and substitute 'Sturgis, South Dakota' on the very same, or nearly identical, designs previously sold by them as 'rally merchandise' as SMRI's rights include the STURGIS® mark on goods relating to the STURGIS® Motorcycle Rally™." (Docket 347 at p. 6). SMRI also objects to the RPG 10 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 10 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
Defendants' "use of 'Sturgis' in a font much larger in size than the term 'South Dakota' . . . . [because] [t]his usage brings attention to the term 'Sturgis' rather I than to the geographical term 'Sturgis, South Dakota.' " Id. SMRI submits the court should require any "Sturgis, South Dakota" product to "add some non-rally related indicia so as to be clear that the product fits within the Court's narrow expection of 'non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota' products." Id. SMRI claims "Sturgis" or "Sturgis, South Dakota" standing alone, or with minimal decorative art, is not a 'safe distance' for these Defendants, especially in light of their prior false advertising and unfair competition." Id. SMRI argues the RPG Defendants' use of "skulls, stylized eagles, American flags" on rally-related goods now make those symbols off-limits. Id. at p. 7. SMRI asserts "[t]he public deserves a respite from [the RPG Defendants'] confusing activities. " Id. at p. 6. The RPG Defendants counter that SMRI "is asking the Court to prevent all uses of phrases that contain the name Sturgis, even for non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota products, so as to eliminate the exception to the Court's injunction altogether." (Docket 355 at p. 2). The defendants argue "Plaintiff's attempt to extend its alleged intellectual property rights to preclude non-IP related business activities is anti-competitive, unfair competition, which constitutes unclean hands and is a violation of federal antitrust laws." Id. at p. 8 (referencing Phi Delta Theta Fraternity v. J.A. Buchroeder & Co., 251 F. Supp. 968, 979-80 (W.D. Mo. 1966)). 11 Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 11 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>
In closing argument during the jury trial, SMRI's attorney specifically told
the jury that plaintiff's trademark claims were not asserted against the
defendants or others "using Sturgis fairly to denote their geographic location.
That's a fair use. " (Docket 329 at p. 46: 16-19). During the May 13, 2016,
hearing plaintiff's counsel reiterated the limitations of plaintiffs marks when he
stated "Plaintiff['s] Sturgis mark is Sturgis relating to the Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally." (Docket 345 at p. 96:7-8). The preliminary injunction was issued with
that concession, the limitations of SMRI's trademark registrations with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the jury verdict in mind.
SMRI does not have trademark rights to American flag images,4 bald
eagle images, gothic artwork, skull and crossbones images, flames, pistols, or
any combination of those symbols or artwork. Whether some members of the
motorcycle community, rally attendees or SMRI may envision these symbols and
artwork as signs of the rally, that argument was not the basis of plaintiff's claims
at trial and not the foundation for the jury's verdict in favor of SMRI. Nor was
that argument pertinent to the court's decision to enter a preliminary injunction.
What was pertinent for purposes of the injunction exception for
"non-rally-related" products was plaintiff's own concessions and the Patent and
Trademark Office registrations which restricted SMRI's trademarks to only
"rally-related" products.
4See 15 U.S.C. § 1052 ("No trademark by which the goods of the applicant
may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration . . .
unless it - [c]onsists of or comprises the flag . . . of the United States . . . or any
simulation thereof.").
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Case 5:11-cv-05052-JLV Document 358 Filed 06/10/16 Page 12 of 35 PageID #: <pageID>The court concludes the RPG Defendants' use of the images proposed
comport with the language and intent of the preliminary injunction. The RPG
Defendants' proposed symbols and artwork do not constitute a "close imitation
or resemblance" to plaintiff's marks and are a "safe distance" from any
trademark infringement or violation of the preliminary injunction. World's
Finest Chocolate, Inc., 409 F. Supp. at 845, and Sunbeam Products, Inc., 123
F.3d at 260. SMRI's objection is overruled.
ORDER
Based on the above analysis, it is
ORDERED that the RPG Defendants' oral motion for authorization to
market the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit D of Docket
308-1 is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the RPG Defendants are
authorized to market the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibits A-0 of
Docket 308-1 and Exhibits A-L of Docket 308-4, which are attached to this
order and incorporated by reference.
Dated June 10, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
/sf Jeffrey£. rrJi{en
JEFFREY L. VIKEN
CHIEF JUDGE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN DIVISION
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, INC., CIV. 11-5052-JLV
Plaintiff,
vs.
RUSHMORE PHOTO & GIFTS, INC.;
JRE, INC., CAROL NIEMANN; PAUL A. ORDER AUTHORIZING
NIEMANN; BRIAN M. NIEMANN, and THE RPG DEFENDANTS TO
oe MARKET CERTAIN SYMBOLS
Defendants, AND ARTWORK
-AND-
RUSHMORE PHOTO & GIFTS, INC.;
JRE, INC., CAROL NIEMANN; PAUL A.
NIEMANN; and BRIAN M. NIEMANN,
Counterclaimants,
VS.
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, INC.,
Counterclaim Defendant.
INTRODUCTION
On May 13, 2016, during a hearing held on a number of matters, the
defendants Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., Carol Niemann, Paul A. Niemann, and
Brian M. Niemann (“RPG Defendants”) orally moved for authorization to market
the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit D of Docket 308-1.
The court entered an order requiring plaintiff to file its brief in response to the
oral motion and requiring the RPG Defendants to file a reply brief. (Docket 344
AUTHENTICATED
U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
GPO
at p. 3). Plaintiff opposes the RPG Defendants' motion (Docket 347). For the
reasons stated below, the RPG Defendants' oral motion is granted.
ANALYSIS
On February 11, 2016, the court entered a preliminary injunction.
(Docket 299). Relevant to the present oral motion, the preliminary injunction
contained the following directive:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants RUSHMORE PHOTO &
GIFTS, INC., CAROL NIEMANN, PAUL A. NIEMANN, BRIAN M.
NIEMAN and WAL-MART STORES, INC., ("the enjoined defendants")
are hereby immediately restrained and enjoined from engaging in
the following activities:
1. Using the following trademarks and composite design
trademark:
A. STURGIS, U.S. Reg. No. 3,923,282;1
B. STURGIS BIKE WEEK, U.S. Reg. Nos. 2,070,955;
3,825,398; 3,838,171; 3,911,270; and 3,923,236;
C. BLACK HILLS MOTOR CLASSIC STURGIS RALLY &
RACES BLACK HILLS S.D., U.S. Reg. No. 1,948,097;
D. STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, a common law
trademark;
E. STURGIS RALLY & RACES, a common law trademark;
or any colorable imitations of these marks in any
advertisement, promotion, offer for sale, or sale of any goods
bearing one or more of the marks;
1ln preparing this order, the court noticed a clerical error in the citation to
the United States Patent and Trademark Office registration. The correct
registration number is: "3,923,284." (Trial Exhibit 1 at p. 2). The preliminary
injunction is amended to reflect this correction and all future references will be to
"3,923,284."
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2. Using in commerce any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or
colorable imitation of SMRl's Marks, including but not limited
to the infringing designations "Officially Licensed Sturgis,"
"Authentic Sturgis," "Legendary Sturgis," "Licensed Sturgis,"
"Official Sturgis," "Sturgis Central," "Sturgis Motor Classic,"
and "Sturgis Rally" (collectively referred to as "Defendants'
Sturgis Designations"), without SMRI's consent in a manner
likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception as to the
source, origin, sponsorship or approval of the defendant's
product;
3. Diluting SMRI's famous STURGIS® mark by blurring or
tarnishment;
4. Acting, using, or employing any deceptive act or practice,
fraud, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation or
concealed, suppressed or omitted material facts in connection
with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise;
5. Registering, trafficking in, or using any domain name that is
identical to, confusingly similar to, or likely to dilute SMRI's
Marks, including but not limited to:
Id. at pp. 8-10.
AuthenticSturgis. com,
Legendary-Sturgis.com,
LicensedSturgis.com,
OfficialSturgis.com,
SturgisCentral.com,
SturgisMotorClassic. com, or
SturgisRallyOnline.com.
SMRI's registered and common law trademarks are specifically limited to
the motorcycle rally event held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota. See United
States Patent and Trademark Office Registrations: No. 3,923,284; No. 2,070,955;
No. 3,825,398; No. 3,838,171; No. 3,911,270; and No. 3,923,236. (Trial Exhibit
1 at pp. 2, 7-8 & 10-12). For this reason, the preliminary injunction contained a
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provision specifically excluding certain material from the conduct being
enjoined:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that use of the name Sturgis or other
phrases which contain the name Sturgis in the distribution,
marketing and sale of non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota,
products is not enjoined or prohibited by this preliminary
injunction.
Id. at p. 11.
"[T]he legal posture of this case places a heavier burden upon the [RPG
Defendants] of avoiding a colorable imitation of or diluting [SMRI's] trade . . .
marks than upon a party not already preliminarily enjoined from engaging in
such activity." Howard Johnson Co. v. Khimani, 892 F.2d 1512, 1517 (11th Cir.
1990). "The effect of an injunction barring the use of plaintiffs trademark is
also a bar to the use of any words in close imitation or resemblance to the mark. "
World's Finest Chocolate, Inc. v. World Candies, Inc., 409 F. Supp. 840, 845
(N.D. Ill. 1976), aff'd, 559 F.2d 1226 (7th Cir. 1977. "It is well established that
the protection of a trademark requires that a party once [found liable for]
infringement or unfair competition should keep a safe distance from the margin
line between compliance with the order and a violation." Id. at 844
(referencing Independent Nail & Packing Co. v. Stronghold Screw Products, Inc.,
215 F.2d 434, 436 (7th Cir. 1954), and Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. v. Manoff,
41 F.2d 353, 354 (6th Cir. 1930)). "Like the original infringement itself, the safe
distance rule is 'founded on a likelihood of confusion standard.' " John Allan
Co. v. Craig Allen Co. L.L.C., 540 F.3d 1133, 1142 (10th Cir. 2008) (citing
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Taubman Co. v. Webfeats, 319 F.3d 770, 779 (6th Cir. 2003) (quotation
omitted)). Where the defendants have been held responsible for "infringing the
trade-mark rights of others, they should thereafter be required to keep a safe
distance away from the dividing line between violation of, and compliance with,
the injunction. They must do more than see how close they can come with
safety to that which they are enjoined from doing." Eskay Drugs v. Smith, Kline
& French Laboratories, 188 F. 2d 430, 432 (5th Cir. 1951).
The court "possesses broad discretion to vindicate the preliminary
injunction by prohibiting subsequent modifications that do not move a 'safe
distance' away from the trademark infringement." Sunbeam Products, Inc. v.
W. Bend Co., 123 F.3d 246, 260 (5th Cir. 1997). See also Scandia Down Corp.
v. Euroquilt, Inc., 772 F.2d 1423, 1432 (7th CiL 1985) (The court "possesses
substantial discretion to decide how close is too close . . . ."). "The court may
require the [defendants] to choose a distinctively different mark rather than to
hew so close to the line that the parties must interminably return to court to
haggle about every mark." Id. "Having once determined that the plaintiff was
entitled to relief, the relief granted should be effective within the terms of the
[injunction]." World's Finest Chocolate, Inc., 409 F. Supp. at 844.
The RPG Defendants' oral motion seeks leave of the court to use symbols
and artwork depicted in a number of schematics. See Dockets 308-1 and
308-4. Because of the grouping of images, the court will address each of SMRI's
objections separately.
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"Legendary Sturgis"
All the images in Docket 308-1 incorporate the phrase "Legendary South
Dakota" in one format or another. SMRI opposes the RPG Defendants' use of
the phrase in any form. (Docket 347). SMRI argues that during trial the RPG
Defendants testified the phrase was used only by the defendants to identify the
goods as being associated with the "STURGIS® Motorcycle Rally™ event ...." Id.
at p. 4. Plaintiff uses Paul Niemann's testimony to support its argument.
Q: Looking at Exhibit 565, and the number 75 years, that's not a
reference to Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., is it?
A: No.
Q: That's a reference to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, isn't it?
A: Yes.
Q: As is the phrase Legendary Sturgis, correct?
A: Yes.
Id. (referencing Docket 315 at p. 61:20 -62:3).2
SMRI claims that during the May 13, 2016, motion hearing the RPG
Defendants changed their position and now claim the phrase "referred to
the 'legend' of the region . .. ." Id. SMRI references the motion hearing
testimony of Brian Niemann in support of this argument.
Q: [W]hy does Rushmore Photo & Gifts, are they interested in
using "legendary" as part of their -- "Legendary Sturgis, South
Dakota" design series, Exhibit A [Docket 308-1 ]?
2References to citations contained in the trial transcript will refer to the
CM/ECF docket page number and not to the transcript page.
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A: "Legendary" is for Rushmore Photo and with what we do.
Pertains to the old west being basically South Dakota. You
know, after the Civil War all these towns popped up in South
Dakota. They sent the military out to the Black Hills. And
we use it for Legendary Deadwood, Legendary Sturgis,
Legendary Custer. We have done it for others, Legendary
Wall Drug, Legendary Wall, South Dakota. It pertains to
when this region -- it's a legend. It's kind of like the wild
west.
Q: Do these [referring to Docket 308-1] in any way pertain to the
motorcycle rally?
A: They do not.
Q: The first . . . sentence . . . defendants [are] hereby immediately
restrained and enjoined from activities [referring to Docket
299]. Do you see the phrase "Legendary Sturgis" there?
A: I do.
Q: Do you see any qualification or exception to that term that
would allow you to use that term if you were referring to the
old wild west?
A: I don't see anything about the old wild west.
Id. at pp. 4-5 (referencing Docket 345 at pp. 86: 15-87: 1; 87 :6-7; 117:11-17 &
24). SMRI argues "[t]he Court should not hesitate to reject this post hoc
redefining of the term 'Legendary Sturgis,' which is contrary to the [RPG]
Defendants' own deposition and trial testimony." Id. at p. 5.
The RPG Defendants object to plaintiff's interpretation of the testimony
referenced in SMRI's argument. (Docket 355 at p. 7). The RPG Defendants
claim SMRI took the testimony of Paul Niemann out of context to permit plaintiff
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"to show that 'Legendary' is always a reference to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
" Id.
SMRI's argument misinterprets Paul Niemann's testimony. Trial Exhibit
565 contained the phrases "Legendary Sturgis," "2015," "75 years," and "Sturgis
Motor Classic."3 When used with the motorcycle rally-related phrases "2015,"
"75 years," and "Sturgis Motor Classic," Mr. Niemann's testimony acknowledged
that in that context "Legendary Sturgis" was a reference to the rally. His
testimony did not imply or suggest that "Legendary Sturgis" was always intended
to be a reference to the rally.
SMRI makes a disingenuous argument when it claims that just because
Brian Niemann admitted the phrase "old wild west" was not included in the
language of the preliminary injunction, that the injunction intended to prohibit
the RPG Defendants from using "Legendary Sturgis" in any context. The RPG
Defendants were specifically enjoined from using "Legendary Sturgis" in any
context associated with the motorcycle rally. (Docket 299 at p. 9). The
preliminary injunction excluded any use of the phrase when referring to the
geographical location Sturgis, South Dakota. " [U]se of the name Sturgis or
other phrases which contain the name Sturgis in the distribution, marketing and
sale of non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota, products is not enjoined or
prohibited by this preliminary injunction. " Id. at p. 11.
3A copy of Trial Exhibit 565 appears in the RPG Defendants' reply brief.
(Docket 355 at p. 7).
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The Sturgis Public Library, located in City Hall, contains numerous
volumes dedicated to Sturgis and its environs having nothing to do with the
Sturgis Rally. The following nonexhaustive list of 14 examples highlights the
prehistorical and historical significance of the area which indeed makes it
"legendary" without reference to the Rally:
Jay Monaghan, The Book of the American West (Bonanza Books,
1963);
Roger Darling, Custer's Seventh Cavalry Comes to Dakota
(Potomac-Western Press, 1998);
Paul Horsted, The Black Hills - Yesterday and Today (Golden
Valley Press, 2006);
Bob Karolevitz & Bernie Hunhoff, Uniquely South Dakota (The
Donning Company Publishers, 1988);
Edward Raventon, Buffalo Country - A Northern Plains Narrative
(Johnson Books, 2003);
Robert Lee, Fort Meade & the Black Hills (University of Nebraska
Press, 1991);
Joyce L. Vander Lugt, Behind the Scenes in South Dakota (Think
Print Publishing Co., 1994);
Robert Lee, The Black Hills After Custer (The Donning Company
Publishers, 1997);
Charles W. Waldman, Early Day History of Sturgis and Fort
Meade in the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, Vol.1
(compiled from the files of the Sturgis Weekly Record,
established July 1, 1883);
Sturgis Tribune - Black Hills Press - Centennial Edition (October
25, 1978);
Robert J. Casey, The Black Hills (Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc., 1949);
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Jack Crawford, HO! For the Black Hills (Paul L. Hedren, South
Dakota State Historical Press, 2012);
More Meade County Memories 1990 (a compilation of historical
reports, printed through a grant by the South Dakota Committee
on the Humanities and the Sturgis Art Council); and
E. Steve Cassells, Prehistoric Hunters of the Black Hills (Johnson
Publishing Co., 1986).
A brief video on TripAdvisor makes the point that though the Rally is of
consequence to the modern community, Sturgis is a center for Old West history
and a gateway to other tourist attractions having nothing to do with the Rally.
South Dakota Video: Tour of legendary Sturgis, South Dakota,
tripadvisor (blackhills travel, March 2009)
https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g2896
2-il 9321642-South_Dakota.html, last viewed June 10, 2016.
Sturgis, South Dakota, was and remains a "legendary" town within the
concept of the "wild west" and the history of western South Dakota. SMRI has
no right to prohibit the RPG Defendants' use of non-rally-related "Legendary
Sturgis" or "Legendary Sturgis, South Dakota" as depicted in the artwork in
Docket 308-1.
SMRI's objection is overruled.
"Sturgis, South Dakota"
SMRI contends the RPG Defendants should not be permitted "to remove
'Sturgis Motor Classic' and substitute 'Sturgis, South Dakota' on the very same,
or nearly identical, designs previously sold by them as 'rally merchandise' as
SMRI's rights include the STURGIS® mark on goods relating to the STURGIS®
Motorcycle Rally™." (Docket 347 at p. 6). SMRI also objects to the RPG
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Defendants' "use of 'Sturgis' in a font much larger in size than the term 'South
Dakota' . . . . [because] [t]his usage brings attention to the term 'Sturgis' rather
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than to the geographical term 'Sturgis, South Dakota.' " Id. SMRI submits the
court should require any "Sturgis, South Dakota" product to "add some non-rally
related indicia so as to be clear that the product fits within the Court's narrow
expection of 'non-rally-related Sturgis, South Dakota' products." Id. SMRI
claims "Sturgis" or "Sturgis, South Dakota" standing alone, or with minimal
decorative art, is not a 'safe distance' for these Defendants, especially in light of
their prior false advertising and unfair competition." Id. SMRI argues the RPG
Defendants' use of "skulls, stylized eagles, American flags" on rally-related goods
now make those symbols off-limits. Id. at p. 7. SMRI asserts "[t]he public
deserves a respite from [the RPG Defendants'] confusing activities. " Id. at p. 6.
The RPG Defendants counter that SMRI "is asking the Court to prevent all
uses of phrases that contain the name Sturgis, even for non-rally-related
Sturgis, South Dakota products, so as to eliminate the exception to the Court's
injunction altogether." (Docket 355 at p. 2). The defendants argue "Plaintiff's
attempt to extend its alleged intellectual property rights to preclude non-IP
related business activities is anti-competitive, unfair competition, which
constitutes unclean hands and is a violation of federal antitrust laws." Id. at p.
8 (referencing Phi Delta Theta Fraternity v. J.A. Buchroeder & Co., 251 F. Supp.
968, 979-80 (W.D. Mo. 1966)).
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In closing argument during the jury trial, SMRI's attorney specifically told
the jury that plaintiff's trademark claims were not asserted against the
defendants or others "using Sturgis fairly to denote their geographic location.
That's a fair use. " (Docket 329 at p. 46: 16-19). During the May 13, 2016,
hearing plaintiff's counsel reiterated the limitations of plaintiffs marks when he
stated "Plaintiff['s] Sturgis mark is Sturgis relating to the Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally." (Docket 345 at p. 96:7-8). The preliminary injunction was issued with
that concession, the limitations of SMRI's trademark registrations with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the jury verdict in mind.
SMRI does not have trademark rights to American flag images,4 bald
eagle images, gothic artwork, skull and crossbones images, flames, pistols, or
any combination of those symbols or artwork. Whether some members of the
motorcycle community, rally attendees or SMRI may envision these symbols and
artwork as signs of the rally, that argument was not the basis of plaintiff's claims
at trial and not the foundation for the jury's verdict in favor of SMRI. Nor was
that argument pertinent to the court's decision to enter a preliminary injunction.
What was pertinent for purposes of the injunction exception for
"non-rally-related" products was plaintiff's own concessions and the Patent and
Trademark Office registrations which restricted SMRI's trademarks to only
"rally-related" products.
4See 15 U.S.C. § 1052 ("No trademark by which the goods of the applicant
may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration . . .
unless it - [c]onsists of or comprises the flag . . . of the United States . . . or any
simulation thereof.").
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The court concludes the RPG Defendants' use of the images proposed
comport with the language and intent of the preliminary injunction. The RPG
Defendants' proposed symbols and artwork do not constitute a "close imitation
or resemblance" to plaintiff's marks and are a "safe distance" from any
trademark infringement or violation of the preliminary injunction. World's
Finest Chocolate, Inc., 409 F. Supp. at 845, and Sunbeam Products, Inc., 123
F.3d at 260. SMRI's objection is overruled.
ORDER
Based on the above analysis, it is
ORDERED that the RPG Defendants' oral motion for authorization to
market the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit D of Docket
308-1 is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the RPG Defendants are
authorized to market the symbols and artwork contained in Exhibits A-0 of
Docket 308-1 and Exhibits A-L of Docket 308-4, which are attached to this
order and incorporated by reference.
Dated June 10, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
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CHIEF JUDGE
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