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

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Stephen M. Gaffigan, admitted pro hac vice

STEPHEN M. GAFFIGAN, P.A. 

312 S.E. 17th Street, 2nd Floor 

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316 

Telephone: (954) 767-4819 

Facsimile: (954) 767-4821 

Email: Stephen@smgpa.net 

Attorneys for the Plaintiff 

GUCCI AMERICA, INC. 

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUCCI AMERICA, INC., ) 

a New York Corporation, ) CASE NO. 2:06-cv-0274- FCD-JFM 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) STIPULATED CONSENT 

 v. ) FINAL JUDGMENT AND 

 ) PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

L’IMAGE BOUTIQUE, INC., ) 

California corporation d/b/a ) 

L’IMAGE d/b/a L’IMAGE ) Complaint filed: February 8, 2006 

BOUTIQUE, and DOES 1-10, ) Trial Date: July 15, 2008 

 Defendants. ) 

__________________________) 

Plaintiff, Gucci America, Inc. (“Gucci”) and Defendant, L'Image Boutique, 

Inc. d/b/a L'Image d/b/a L'Image Boutique ("L'Image") stipulate and consent to the 

following: 

WHEREAS, L'Image adopted and began using a trademark in the United 

States which allegedly infringed Gucci’s registered trademarks: GUCCI and GG 

MONOGRAM (the “Gucci Marks”) as identified in Gucci’s Complaint; 

WHEREAS, L'Image's use of names and mark which allegedly incorporates 

the Gucci Marks is likely to cause confusion as to source or origin; and 

WHEREAS, based upon Gucci’s good faith prior use of the Gucci Marks, 

Gucci has superior and exclusive rights in and to the Gucci Marks in the United 

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States and any confusingly similar names or marks, and without an admission of 

liability by L'Image. 

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows: 

 1. L'Image, its agents, representatives, servants, employees, and all those 

acting in concert or participation therewith are hereby permanently enjoined, from 

manufacturing or causing to be manufactured, importing, advertising or promoting, 

distributing, selling or offering to sell counterfeit goods bearing the Gucci Marks; 

from infringing, counterfeiting, or diluting the Gucci Marks; from using the Gucci 

Marks, or any marks similar thereto, in connection with the sale of any 

unauthorized goods; from using any logo, trade name or trademark which may be 

calculated to falsely advertise the services or products of L'Image as being 

sponsored by, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way associated with Gucci; 

from falsely representing themselves as being connected with Gucci, through 

sponsorship or association, or 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 Gucci, are in any way endorsed by, approved by, and/or associated with 

Gucci from using any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of the 

Gucci Marks in connection with the publicity, promotion, sale, or advertising of 

any goods sold by L'Image, including, without limitation, the goods identified in 

the Complaint; from 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 L'Image’s goods as being those of 

Gucci, or in any way endorsed by the Gucci and from offering such goods in 

commerce; and from otherwise unfairly competing with Gucci. 

 2. Any party shall have the right to seek sanctions for contempt, 

compensatory damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other 

relief deemed proper in the event of a violation or failure to comply with any of the 

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provisions hereof. The prevailing party in any such proceeding shall be entitled to 

recover its attorneys’ fees and costs. 

 3. The causes of action between Gucci and L'Image are hereby dismissed 

with prejudice, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement between the 

parties. This Consent Judgment shall be conclusive for purposes of collateral 

estoppel regarding all issues that have been or could have been brought on the 

same operative facts. 

 4. The parties respective attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection 

with this action shall be borne as per the agreement of the individual parties in their 

Settlement Agreement. 

 5. This Court will retain continuing jurisdiction over this cause to enforce 

the terms of this Consent Judgment and the Settlement Agreement between the 

parties. 

Dated: November 30, 2007 STEPHEN M. GAFFIGAN, P.A. 

 ____s:/smgaffigan/_________________________ 

 Stephen M. Gaffigan (admitted pro hac vice) 

 Counsel for Plaintiff, Gucci America, Inc. 

Dated: November 30, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF MITCHELL OSTWALD 

 _____s:/mostwald_________________________ 

 Mitchell S. Ostwald (CA Bar No. 27937) 

 Counsel for Defendant, L'Image Boutique, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 4, 2007 

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