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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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[PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT - 1 - Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Maran, Inc.

AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Case No. C 05-05245 JW

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (Bar # 111536) 

GIA L. CINCONE (Bar # 141668) 

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 576-0200 

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300 

Email: gsgilchrist@townsend.com, glcincone@townsend.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 

Plaintiff, 

v.

MARAN, INC., 

Defendant.

 Case No. C 05-05245 JW 

[PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT 

UPON CONSENT AND 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION

 

 Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co. ("LS&CO.") has filed a Complaint alleging trademark 

infringement, dilution, and unfair competition under federal and California law against Maran, Inc. 

(hereinafter "Maran"). LS&CO. alleges that Maran has manufactured or arranged for the manufacture 

of, promoted, and sold clothing, including denim jeans, that violates LS&CO.'s rights in its registered 

Arcuate Stitching Design Trademark (the "Arcuate Trademark"). 

 The parties have agreed to a settlement of this dispute and, as part of that settlement, the 

parties have agreed to entry of final judgment upon the following stipulated facts. Each party has 

waived the right to appeal from this final judgment and each party will bear its own fees and costs in 

connection with this action. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judg U

e James Ware

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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[PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT - 2 - Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Maran, Inc.

AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Case No. C 05-05245 JW 

I. STIPULATED FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS 

 A. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this lawsuit and personal jurisdiction 

over each of the parties. Venue is proper in this Court. 

 B. Maran has manufactured or arranged for the manufacture of, distributed, and sold jeans 

under the brand name BLUE SPICE that display the pocket design illustrated in Exhibit A-1.

 C. Maran has also manufactured or arranged for the manufacture of, distributed, and sold 

skirts under the brand name D'JEANS that display the pocket design illustrated in Exhibit A-2. 

II. ORDER

 It is hereby ordered and adjudged as follows: 

 A. Maran shall pay the sum of $5,000.00 to LS&CO. within ten days of entry of this 

Order.

 B. Commencing as of the "So Ordered" date of this Final Judgment Upon Consent and 

Permanent Injunction, Maran, its principals, agents, affiliates, employees, officers, directors, servants, 

privies, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert or participating with it or under its 

control who receive actual notice of this Order, are hereby permanently enjoined and restrained, 

directly or indirectly, from doing, authorizing or procuring any persons to do any of the following: 

 1. Manufacturing, licensing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, importing, 

exporting, advertising, promoting, or displaying any garments that display any stitching or other 

pocket design in the shape illustrated in Exhibit A-1 or A-2, or in any shape substantially similar to 

those illustrated in Exhibit A-1 and A-2; 

 2. Violating the rights of LS&CO. in and to the Arcuate Trademark; 

 3. Assisting, aiding or abetting any person or entity engaging in or performing any 

act prohibited by this paragraph. 

 C. In the event that Maran violates the terms of this Final Judgment Upon Consent and 

Permanent Injunction by making, selling or offering for sale garments displaying either of the pocket 

designs illustrated in Exhibit A, it shall pay to LS&CO. liquidated damages of (a) 20% of the net sales 

revenue received by Maran at any time on account of such garments, or (b) $10,000, whichever is 

greater, and judgment shall be entered against Maran for that amount. Maran specifically 

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[PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT - 3 - Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Maran, Inc.

AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Case No. C 05-05245 JW 

acknowledges that this is a reasonable estimate of the damages to which LS&CO. would be entitled by 

virtue of Maran's sales of such garments and the costs LS&CO. has incurred in enforcing its rights.

Such liquidated damages shall be in addition to any equitable relief to which LS&CO. may be entitled 

with respect to future sales by Maran that violate LS&CO.'s trademark rights, but any payments made 

by Maran pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed a credit against any potential award of damages 

under this paragraph. If LS&CO. commences an action for enforcement of this liquidated damages 

provision, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and costs from the other 

party.

 C. This is the final judgment and shall finally adjudicate any and all of LS&CO.'s claims 

against Maran, its agents, affiliates, related companies, employees, officers, servants, privies, 

successors, assigns, and customers, and all persons acting in concert or participating with them or 

under their control. Other than the obligations set forth in this Final Judgment, the parties hereto 

release one another from any and all other claims which they made or of which they specifically were 

aware against each other, and their respective agents, affiliates, related companies, employees, 

officers, servants, privies, successors, assigns and customers, as of the "So Ordered" date of this Final 

Judgment. 

 D. This Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of making any further orders 

necessary or proper for the construction or modification of this judgment, the enforcement thereof, 

and/or the punishment for any violations thereof. For the purpose of any future proceeding to enforce 

the terms of this Order, service by mail upon Richard Huang of Maran, Inc., or Thomas Onda of Levi 

Strauss & Co. shall be deemed adequate notice for each party. 

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[PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT - 4 - Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Maran, Inc.

AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Case No. C 05-05245 JW 

 The parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to the above facts and 

conclusions and consent to the entry of this Final Judgment Upon Consent and Permanent Injunction. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 21, 2006 /s/ Gia L. Cincone

Gia L. Cincone 

Townsend & Townsend & Crew 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. 

Dated: March 21, 2006 /s/ Robert L. Mulligan

Robert L. Mulligan 

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT 

MARAN, INC. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED. 

DATED: __________________ _________________________________ 

 Hon. James Ware 

 United States District Judge 

60701826 v1

March 23, 2006

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