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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZYNGA GAME NETWORK INC., a

Delaware Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

NADIR ERKAN, an individual, and

YUSUF DINCER, an individual,

Defendants.

 

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No. 09-3264 SC

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Plaintiff Zynga Game Network Inc. ("Zynga"), having filed a

Complaint in this action charging Defendants Nadir Erkan and Yusuf

Dincer (collectively "Defendants") with: (1) Federal Trademark

Infringement, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1); (2) False Designation of

Origin, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a); (3) Violation of the Computer Fraud

and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030; (4) Violation of California's

Business & Professions Code § 17200; (5) Violation of California

Penal Code § 502; (6) California common law trademark

infringement; (7) California common law passing off and unfair

competition; (8) breach of contract; (9) intentional interference

with contractual relations; and (10) trespass to chattels, and the

Court having found good cause, it is hereby

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ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as between Zynga and Defendants

(the "Parties"):

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Parties to this

action and over the subject matter hereof pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§

1116, 1121 and 1125, and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338(a) and (b), and

1367(a). Service was properly made against Defendants.

2. Zynga owns the trademark and service mark ZYNGA (the

"ZYNGA Mark") and has used the ZYNGA Mark in commerce since June

2007.

3. The ZYNGA Mark is inherently distinctive and by virtue of

Zynga's extensive advertising and sales under the ZYNGA Mark, has

become well-known within social gaming circles as a source

identifier for Zynga's online games.

4. Zynga is the owner of United States Federal Trademark

Registration No. 3,685,749 for the mark ZYNGA in International

Classes 9 and 41 for downloadable computer game software for use

on wireless devices and computers.

5. Zynga is the publisher of Zynga Poker (the "Game"), a

computerized version of the world-famous poker game in which

players compete with one another using virtual "chips."

6. Among other things, the Terms of Service that govern

users' play of the Game prohibit players from selling "chips" for

real-world money or otherwise exchanging "chips" for anything of

value outside the Game. Zynga has not authorized any third party

to sell or distribute the "chips" used in the Game.

7. Defendants assented to and are bound by the Terms of

Service governing use of the Game, which are located at

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http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php.

8. Defendants own and operate Internet websites through

which they have unlawfully sold and offered for sale "chips" for

use in the Game, and have wrongfully used the ZYNGA Mark to

advertise and sell these unauthorized "chips." Defendants

currently operate or previously operated these websites from the

Internet domain names BUYFACEBOOKCHIPS.NET; ZEROCHIPS.COM;

CHIPSOVER.COM; CHIPSOVER.NET; REALCHIPS.NET; and CHIPSBOX.COM.

9. Defendants have used the Game itself as part of their

scheme, transferring the "chips" they "sell" during game play in

contravention of the Game's terms of service and/or security

measures, and in violation of the license they received from Zynga

to participate in the Game.

10. Defendants have willfully and maliciously violated

Zynga's intellectual property, contractual, and other rights, and

Defendants are jointly and severally liable for each and every one

of the claims alleged in Zynga's First Amended Complaint.

11. Defendants and their affiliates, agents, servants,

employees, representatives, successors, assigns, and any person,

corporation or other entity acting under Defendants' individual or

collective direction or control, or in active concert or

participation with Defendants or either of them, are immediately

and permanently enjoined from:

a. Directly or indirectly using the ZYNGA trademark and

any other mark, symbol, or logo that is a reproduction,

counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of or that is

confusingly similar to, or that is identical with, or

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substantially indistinguishable from, the ZYNGA mark on or in

connection with any goods or services;

b. Engaging in any conduct that tends falsely to

represent that, or is likely to confuse, mislead or deceive

purchasers, Defendants' customers and/or members of the public to

believe that the actions of Defendants are connected with Zynga,

are sponsored, approved, or licensed by Zynga, or are in any way

connected or affiliated with Zynga;

c. Affixing, applying, annexing, or using in connection

with the manufacture, distribution, advertising, sale, and/or

offering for sale or other use of any goods or services, a false

description or representation, including words or other symbols,

tending to falsely describe or represent such goods as being those

of Zynga;

d. Registering any Internet domain name that includes

the ZYNGA Mark, or any variations or misspellings thereof, whether

alone or in combination with any other term(s) or character(s);

e. Accessing, directly or indirectly, any computer

server or computer system owned, leased or operated by Zynga for

any reason whatsoever, including without limitation any server or

computer that provides access to the Game, or to any other game or

application published by Zynga;

f. Advertising, purchasing, selling, trading,

exchanging, profiting from, accepting or processing payments for,

or facilitating or participating in any way in the advertisement,

purchase, sale, trade, or exchange of "chips" for use in the Game

or any virtual item used in any Zynga game or application;

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g. Participating in any way in the display of online

"sponsored links" or any other form of pay-per-click or

pay-per-impression advertising related to "chips" for use in the

Game or any other virtual item used in any Zynga game or

application, including but not limited to causing hyperlinks and

other advertising materials to be displayed in response to

searches for "zynga", or searches for any of Zynga's games or

applications;

h. 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 in subparagraphs (a)-(g) above.

12. The Internet domain name registrars through which the

domain names BUYFACEBOOKCHIPS.NET; ZEROCHIPS.COM; CHIPSOVER.COM;

CHIPSOVER.NET; REALCHIPS.NET; and CHIPSBOX.COM are registered are

hereby ORDERED to transfer the registrations of those domain names

to Zynga.

13. Defendants and each of them are hereby ORDERED to

account for all profits from their sale of "chips" for use in the

Game. Defendants are jointly and severally liable for this award.

14. The Court will consider a motion for an award of

attorneys' fees and a bill of costs submitted by Plaintiff

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) and Civil Local

Rule 54. Defendants shall be jointly and severally liable for any

award of attorneys' fees entered by the Court.

15. Zynga shall serve this Judgment upon Defendants by

emailing this Judgment, and any appropriate translation of this

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Judgment, to all known email addresses associated with Defendants. 

Plaintiff shall file a Proof of Service within thirty (30) days of

this Judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED.

Dated: July 1, 2010 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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