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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUCCI AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

WANG HUOQING,

Defendant. /

No. C 09-05969 CRB

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION, GRANTING

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST

DEFENDANT, AND ENTERING

PERMANENT INJUNCTION

The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Spero’s Report and Recommendation. The

Court finds the Report correct, well-reasoned, and thorough, and ADOPTS it in every

respect. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS default judgment against Defendant Wang

Huoqing on Plaintiffs’ trademark infringement and false designation of origin claims. The

Court awards statutory damages to each Plaintiff in the following amounts: for Gucci

America, Inc. $440,000; for Bottega Veneta International S.A.R.L. $4,000; and for

Balenciaga S.A. $8,000. The Court awards prejudgment interest to each Plaintiff in the

following amounts: for Gucci America, Inc. $12,768.92; for Bottega Veneta International

S.A.R.L. $116.08; and for Balenciaga S.A. $232.16. Additionally, the Court awards $233.33

in costs to each Plaintiff on the basis of Defendant’s trademark infringement. 

Further, a permanent injunction is hereby ENTERED against the Defendant as

follows:

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Defendant and his respective officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and

all persons acting in concert and participation with him are hereby permanently

restrained and enjoined from:

(a) manufacturing or causing to be manufactured, importing, advertising, or

promoting, distributing, selling or offering to sell counterfeit and infringing

goods using the Plaintiffs’ Marks;

(b) using the Plaintiffs’ Marks in connection with the sale of any

unauthorized goods;

(c) using any logo, and/or layout which may be calculated to falsely advertise

the services or products of Defendant offered for sale or sold via the

websites: b2do.com, bag2do.cn, bag2do.com, bagdo.com, bagdo.net,

bagdo2.com, bagdo2.net, bagpo.com, bagxo.com, bagxp.com, do2bag.com,

do2bag.net, ebagdo.com, ibagdo.com, ibagto.com, my4shop.com,

my4shop.net, my5shop.com, my5shop.net, myamart.com, myamart.net,

myashop.cn, myashop.com, myashop.net, myhshop.com, mynshop.com,

myokshop.com, and myrshop.com and/or any other website or business, as

being sponsored by, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way associated

with Plaintiffs;

(d) falsely representing himself as being connected with Plaintiffs, through

sponsorship or association;

(e) engaging in any act which is likely to falsely cause members of the trade

and/or of the purchasing public to believe any goods or services of Defendant

offered for sale o[r] sold via the websites: b2do.com, bag2do.cn, bag2do.com,

bagdo.com, bagdo.net, bagdo2.com, bagdo2.net, bagpo.com, bagxo.com,

bagxp.com, do2bag.com, do2bag.net, ebagdo.com, ibagdo.com, ibagto.com,

my4shop.com, my4shop.net, my5shop.com, my5shop.net, myamart.com,

myamart.net, myashop.cn, myashop.com, myashop.net, myhshop.com,

mynshop.com, myokshop.com, and myrshop.com and/or any other website or

business are in any way endorsed by, approved by, and/or associated with

Plaintiffs;

(f) using any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of the

Plaintiffs’ Marks in connection with the publicity, promotion, sale or

advertising of any goods sold by Defendant via the websites: b2do.com,

bag2do.cn, bag2do.com, bagdo.com, bagdo.net, bagdo2.com, bagdo2.net,

bagpo.com, bagxo.com, bagxp.com, do2bag.com, do2bag.net, ebagdo.com,

ibagdo.com, ibagto.com, my4shop.com, my4shop.net, my5shop.com,

my5shop.net, myamart.com, myamart.net, myashop.cn, myashop.com,

myashop.net, myhshop.com, mynshop.com, myokshop.com, and

myrshop.com and/or any other website or business, including, without

limitation, footwear, belts, sunglasses, handbags, wallets, hats, necklaces,

bracelets, scarves, ties, and/or umbrellas;

(g) affixing, applying, annexing or using in connection with the sale of any

goods, a false description or representation, including words or other symbols

tending to falsely describe or represent goods offered for sale or sold by

Defendant via the websites: b2do.com, bag2do.cn, bag2do.com, bagdo.com,

bagdo.net, bagdo2.com, bagdo2.net, bagpo.com, bagxo.com, bagxp.com,

do2bag.com, do2bag.net, ebagdo.com, ibagdo.com, ibagto.com,

my4shop.com, my4shop.net, my5shop.com, my5shop.net, myamart.com,

myamart.net, myashop.cn, myashop.com, myashop.net, myhshop.com,

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mynshop.com, myokshop.com, and myrshop.com and/or any other website or

business, as being those of Plaintiffs or in any way endorsed by Plaintiffs;

(h) offering such goods in commerce;

(i) otherwise unfairly competing with Plaintiffs;

(j) secreting, destroying, altering, removing, or otherwise dealing with the

unauthorized products or any books or records which contain any information

relating to the importing, manufacturing, producing, distributing, circulation,

selling, marketing, offering for sale, advertising, promoting, renting or

displaying of all unauthorized products which infringe the Plaintiffs’ Marks;

and

(k) effecting assignments or transfers, forming new entities or associations or

utilizing any other device for the purpose of circumventing or otherwise

avoiding the prohibitions set forth above. 

Finally, the Court orders as follows:

(l) In order to give practical effect to the Permanent Injunction, the websites:

b2do.com, bag2do.cn, bag2do.com, bagdo.com, bagdo.net, bagdo2.com,

bagdo2.net, bagpo.com, bagxo.com, bagxp.com, do2bag.com, do2bag.net,

ebagdo.com, ibagdo.com, ibagto.com, my4shop.com, my4shop.net,

my5shop.com, my5shop.net, myamart.com, myamart.net, myashop.cn,

myashop.com, myashop.net, myhshop.com, mynshop.com, myokshop.com,

and myrshop.com are hereby ordered to be immediately transferred by

Defendant, his assignees and/or successors in interest or title, and the

Registrars to Plaintiff Gucci’s control. To the extent the current Registrars do

not facilitate the transfer of the domain names to Plaintiffs’ control within ten

(10) days of receipt of this judgment, the United States based Registry shall,

within thirty (30) days, transfer the Subject Domain Names to a United States

based Registrar of Plaintiffs’ choosing, and that Registrar shall transfer the

Subject Domain Names to Plaintiff Gucci; and

(m) Upon Plaintiffs’ request, the top level domain (TLD) Registries for the

websites: b2do.com, bag2do.cn, bag2do.com, bagdo.com, bagdo.net,

bagdo2.com, bagdo2.net, bagpo.com, bagxo.com, bagxp.com, do2bag.com,

do2bag.net, ebagdo.com, ibagdo.com, ibagto.com, my4shop.com,

my4shop.net, my5shop.com, my5shop.net, myamart.com, myamart.net,

myashop.cn, myashop.com, myashop.net, myhshop.com, mynshop.com,

myokshop.com, and myrshop.com shall place the websites on Registry Hold

status within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Order, thus removing them

from the TLD zone files maintained by the Registries which link the websites

to the IP addresses where the associated websites are hosted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2011 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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