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

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BOCKIUS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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DB1/63749177.2 STIPULATED PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

AGAINST DEFENDANT JACOBSEN 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER C 09-01922 SBA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a 

Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOHN BROSNAN, MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation, 

and ROBERT JACOBSEN 

Defendants. 

Case No. C 09-3600 SBA 

STIPULATED PERMANENT 

INJUNCTION AGAINST DEFENDANT 

ROBERT JACOBSEN AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiff Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) filed an ex parte

motion for temporary restraining order and order to show cause on August 6, 2009. On 

August 12, 2009, the Court entered a temporary restraining order prohibiting Defendants from 

using MERS’ name and accepting service of process of documents intended for MERS, and 

requiring Defendants to forward any documents in their possession intended for MERS to MERS’ 

counsel (hereinafter the “TRO”). The TRO required the defendants to show cause on August 26, 

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DB1/63749177.2 2 STIPULATED PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

AGAINST DEFENDANT JACOBSEN 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER C 09-01922 SBA

2009, why a preliminary injunction should not be entered against them. The Court conducted a 

hearing on MERS’ motion for a preliminary injunction on August 26, 2009. The Court issued a 

Preliminary Injunction on September 4, 2009. 

MERS and Defendant Robert Jacobsen (“Mr. Jacobsen”) have entered into an agreement 

to resolve the claims asserted against Mr. Jacobsen in this action (hereinafter the “Settlement 

Agreement”) and, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, they have agreed to the terms of this 

Stipulated Permanent Injunction. 

MERS and Mr. Jacobsen stipulate, and the Court hereby orders, as follows: 

(1) Mr. Jacobsen, together with any entity under his control or anyone acting on his 

behalf in any capacity, shall not engage in, commit or perform, directly or indirectly, any of the 

following acts: 

 (a) Using or applying to register MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS (with or without an “S”), MERS or any confusingly similar 

designations, as a mark, business name, domain name, email address, meta-tag, keyword, or 

otherwise; and 

 (b) Accepting service of process or other documents intended for MERS, 

including summonses, complaints, subpoenas, or any other legally-required notices naming or 

involving mortgage liens held by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware 

corporation. 

(2) To the extent he has not done so already, Mr. Jacobsen shall complete the 

necessary documents and Secretary of State filings to change the name of companies within his 

control from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., to another name that is not identical 

or confusingly similar or, alternatively, to dissolve such companies, as soon as practicable; 

(3) To the extent he has not done so already, Mr. Jacobsen shall immediately deliver 

to MERS all documents and things that he, or any entity under his control or anyone acting on his 

behalf in any capacity, has received that were intended for MERS. For any such documents that 

are so received in the future, Mr. Jacobsen shall promptly deliver them to MERS. Any such 

documents shall be sent directly to MERS’ in-house counsel, by first-class mail or other mutually 

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DB1/63749177.2 3 STIPULATED PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

AGAINST DEFENDANT JACOBSEN 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER C 09-01922 SBA

agreeable method, addressed as follows: 

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. 

c/o Joseph J. Patry, Counsel 

1818 Library Street, Suite 300 

Reston, VA 20190 

 (4) This Court shall retain ongoing jurisdiction with respect to enforcement of this 

Stipulated Injunction and the Settlement Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein 

by reference. 

(5) The above terms shall supersede the terms of the Preliminary Injunction with 

respect to Mr. Jacobsen. 

Dated: January ____, 2010 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

By 

Carla B. Oakley 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. 

Dated: January ____, 2010 By 

Robert Jacobsen, Pro Se 

THE FOREGOING STIPULATION IS APPROVED AND IS SO ORDERED, except as 

to the retention of jurisdiction as set forth in paragraph 4, which is declined. 

Dated: February 2, 2010 __________________________________ 

 The Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

 United States District Judge 

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