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

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1 TOWNSEND AN TOWNSEND AN CREW LLP

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (Bar # 111536)

2 GIA L. CINCONE (Bar # 141668)

HOLLY GAUDREAU (Bar # 209114)

3 Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor

San Francisco, Californa 94111

4 Telephone: (415) 576-0200

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300

5 Emai1: gsgi1chrst0jtownsend.com.glcincone0jtownsend.com

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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STIPULATION TO FINAL

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INJUNCTION

LIPS JEANS,

Defendant.

18 Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co. and Defendant Lips Jeans hereby stipulate to the facts and

19 conclusions contained in the attached Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction and consent to its

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IT IS SO STIPULATED AN CONSENTED.

23 DATED: February 21,2008

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TOWNSEND AN TOWNSEND AN CREW LLP

By: /s/ Gia L. Cincone

Gia L. Cincone

Attorneys for Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co.

LIPS JEANS

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DATED: February 12, 2008

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STIPULATION - 1 - Levi Strauss & Co. v. Lips Jeans

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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1 TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (Bar # 111536)

2 GIA L. CINCONE (Bar # 141668)

ROLLY GAUDREAU (Bar # 209114)

3 Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor

San Francisco, California 9411 i

4 Telephone: (415) 576-0200

Facsimile: (415) 576~0300

5 Email: gsgilchrist~townsend.com.glcincone~townsend.com

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRlCT OF CALIFORNIA

LEVI STRAUSS & CO., Case No. C 07-4268 JW

Plaintiff,

STIPULATION TO FINAL

JUGMENT AN PERMAENT

INJUCTION

v.

LIPS JEANS,

Defendant.

18 Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co. and Defendant Lips Jeans hereby stipulate to the facts and

19 conclusions contained in the attached Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction and consent to its

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IT is SO STIPULATED AND CONSENTED.

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Gia L. CÎncone

Attorneys for Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co.

DATED; February 12,2008 LIPS JEAN~ / By: ~ "'l- 28 Loren Cronk

STIPULATION - 1 - Levi Strauss & CO. Y. Lips Jeans

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

19 infringement, dilution, and unfair competition under federal and California law against defendant Lips

20 Jeans ("Lips"). LS&CO. alleges that Lips has manufactured, promoted, and sold clothing, including

21 denim jeans, that violates LS&CO.'s rights in its registered Tab Device Trademark (the "Tab

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23 The Court now enters final judgment based upon the following undisputed facts. Each part

24 has waived the right to appeal from this final judgment and each part wil bear its own fees and costs

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STIPULATED FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS

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

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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I B. LS&CO. owns the Tab trademark, which is a valid and famous trademark of LS&CO.

2 and which is registered as follows for use on a variety of casual apparel:

3 a. Registration No. 356,701 (first used as early as September 1, 1936; registered

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5 b. Registration No. 516,561 (first used as early as September 1, 1936; registered

6 October 18, 1949); 7 c. Registration No. 577,490 (ffrst used as early as September 1, 1936; registered

8 July 21, 1953); 9 d. Registration No. 174,625 (first used as early as May 22, 1963; registered

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11 e. Registration No. 775,412 (first used as early as October 9, 1957; registered

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13 f. Registration No. 1,157,769 (first used as early as September 1, 1936; registered

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15 c. Lips has manufactured, distributed, and sold jeans that display the pocket tab ilustrated

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18 It is hereby ordered and adjudged as follows:

19 1. Commencing as of the IISO Ordered" date of this Final Judgment and Permanent

20 Injunction, Lips, its principals, agents, employees, offcers, directors, servants, successors, and

21 assigns, and all persons acting in concert or paricipating with it or under its control who receive actual

22 notice of this Order, are hereby permanently enjoined and restrained, directly or indirectly, from

23 doing, authorizing or procuring any persons to do any of the following:

24 a. Manufacturing, licensing, selling,. offering for sale, distributing, importing,

25 exporting, advertising, promoting, or displaying any products that display any tab in the form and

26 location ilustrated in Exhibit A, or any other tab that is substantially similar to the Lips tab or to the

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1 exporting, advertising, promoting, or displaying any products that display any tab that may reasonably

2 be believed to be as similar or more similar to the Tab trademark than tho Lips tab;

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c. Violating the rights of Levi Strauss & Co. in and to its Tab trademark; and

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

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6 2. In the event that Lips violates the terms of this Judgment by making, sellng or offering

7 for sale garments displaying the Lips tab ilustrated in Exhibit A, it shall pay to LS&CO. liquidated

8 damages of (a) 20% of the sales revenue received by Lips at any time on account of such garments, or

9 (b) $10,000, whichever is greater, and judgment shall be entered against Lips for that amount. Lips

10 specifically acknowledges that this is a reasonable estimate of the damages to which LS&CO. would

11 be entitled by virtue of Lips' sales of such garents and the costs LS&CO. has incurred in enforcing

12 its rights. Such liquidated damages shall be in addition to any further damages or equitable relief to

13 which LS&CO. may be entitled with respect to future sales by Lips that violate LS&CO.'s trademark

14 rights, but any payments made by Lips pursuant to this paragraph shailbe deemed a credit against any

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

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

18 andlor the punishment for any violations thereof. IfLS&CO. commences an action for enforceinent

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1 4. For the purpose of any future proceeding to enforce the terms of this Judgment, service

2 by mail upon a part or their counsel of record at their last known address shall be deemed adequate

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The Clerk shall close this file. February 21, 2008

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Exhibit A 

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Exhibit A

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