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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SILVERLIT TOYS MANUFACTORY, LTD., a

Hong Kong company; and SPIN MASTER

LTD., a Canadian corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ABSOLUTE TOY MARKETING, INC., a Utah

corporation, dba HOBBYTRON.COM; TIM

GIBSON; and JIM ROYER,

Defendants.

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No. C 06-7966 CW

PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION

Plaintiffs Silverlit Toys Manufactory, Ltd. (Silverlit) and

Spin Master Ltd. (Spin Master) move for a preliminary injunction. 

Defendants Absolute Toy Marketing, Inc., d.b.a. HobbyTron.com, Tim

Gibson and Jim Royer oppose the motion. As discussed in a separate

order, the Court grants in part Plaintiffs' motion for a

preliminary injunction.

The Court hereby enjoins Defendants from (1) importing,

advertising, forwarding, displaying (either on their website or

otherwise), selling, offering for sale, or in any way commercially

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exploiting the “Pico Z” or “Picco Z” products, their instruction

manuals, or their packaging, as well as any and all other toy

helicopters or products that are unlawful and unauthorized copies

of the Silverlit Picoo Z Helicopter, the Picoo Z instruction

manual, or the Picoo Z packaging; (2) displaying (either on their

website or otherwise), reproducing, or in any way commercially

exploiting copies (including images of) the Silverlit Picoo Z

Helicopter, the Picoo Z instruction manual, or the Picoo Z

packaging in any way, including, but not limited to, the

importation, advertisement, forwarding, display (either on their

website or otherwise), sale, offering for sale, or commercial

exploitation of the “Pico Z” or “Picco Z” products, their

instruction manuals, or their packaging; (3) engaging in any

unauthorized use of Plaintiffs’ federally registered Silverlit

trademark and trade name and the common law Picoo Z trademark,

including, without limitation, any confusingly similar variation,

or colorable imitation thereof; (4) engaging in any further conduct

suggesting or tending to suggest that the “Pico Z” or “Picco Z”

products, their instruction manual, or their packaging are directly

or indirectly sponsored by, approved by, or affiliated with

Plaintiffs; and (5) engaging in any further acts conveying the

impression to the public by their displays, marketing, advertising,

packaging, displays, or otherwise that the “Pico Z” or “Picco Z”

products, their instruction manuals, or their packaging are

directly or indirectly sponsored by, approved by, or affiliated

with Plaintiffs.

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 503, 15 U.S.C. § 1118, and other

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applicable law, Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, and

employees, and any persons acting in concert or participation with

them also are directed to deliver forthwith for impoundment,

pending the resolution of this litigation, all products,

instruction manuals, packaging, images, and promotional materials

infringing on Plaintiffs’ copyrights and trademarks or any

simulation, reproduction, counterfeit, copy, confusingly similar

variation, or colorable imitation thereof, and all plates, molds,

matrices, and other means of making the same.

The preliminary injunction takes effect on the filing of a

$1,000 bond by Plaintiffs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

2/9/07

Dated: CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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