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

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

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AZ Grafix; AZ Online Auction Pros;

Susan Alvarez; Eric J. Schad; Ted Smith,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-0656-PHX-FJM

ORDER

This matter having come before the Court upon the motion of Plaintiff American

Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”) for judgment by default against Defendants AZ Grafix,

AZ Online Auction Pros, Susana Alvarez, and Eric J. Schad (“Defendants”) on all claims of

the Amended Complaint, and upon this Court’s finding that: (1) Defendants were properly

served with the Summons and Amended Complaint in this matter and have failed to defend

in this action; (2) this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this dispute and personal

jurisdiction over the parties; (3) Defendants are in default; (4) Defendants willfully and

intentionally infringed Honda’s famous HONDA® (Reg. Nos. 0,826,779 and 1,673,535), H

EMBLEM® (Reg. No. 2,272,458), ACURA STYLIZED & EMBLEM® (Reg. Nos.

2,514,550; 2,646,476; 2,675,400), CIVIC® (Reg. No. 1,045,160), VTEC® (Reg. No.

2,492,897), INTEGRA TYPE R® (Reg. Nos. 2,554,443 and 2,595,301), ACCORD® (Reg.

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No. 1,053,254), and SI® (Reg. No. 3,426,868) trademarks; (5) Honda has established that

it is entitled to a permanent injunction against Defendants’ infringing conduct to avoid the

irreparable harm caused to its marks; and (6) in accordance with Rules 55(b)(2) and 54(c)

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment should now be entered in favor of Honda.

Based on the circumstances of this case and the nature of the infringement, we

conclude that statutory damages under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c) in the amount of $50,000 per

counterfeit mark, or a total of $400,000, are appropriate. In addition, we grant Defendants’

request for attorney’s fees, in the reduced amount of $45,400, based on our conclusion that

certain charges are excessive (e.g., hours spent preparing declarations and drafting motion

for alternative service). 

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING Defendants’ motion for default judgment, as

amended by this order (doc. 42).

DATED this 7th day of October, 2009.

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