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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 I TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

. GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (State Bar No. 111536)

2 GIA L. CINCONE (State BarNo. 141668)

TIMOTHY R. CAH (State Bar No. 162136)

3 Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

4 Telephone: (415) 576-0200

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300

511 Attorneys for Plaintiff

6 LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

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i i 11 LEVI STRUSS & CO.,

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14 I1 SELF EDGE, et al.,

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

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20 1.1 21 * . I IT is SO STIPULATED AND CONSENTD.

22 i I Dated: , 2007 . Cincone

To nsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Case No. C 07-0245 PJH

STIPULA nON TO FIAL

JUDGMENT AN PERMNT

INJUCTION

Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Co. and Defendant Blue In Green hereby stipulate to the facts and

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ITORNYS FOR PLAINTIFF

L~!RA.. VSS &CO. ~ ~Av~ (_, ~cMark S. Kaufman

Kaufman & Kahn, LLP

AITORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

DEFENDANT BLUE IN GREEN

STIPULATION TO FINAL JUDMENT

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AGAIST DEFENDANT HI ,IrE IN

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

141 i in¡Hngem,"t, diluton, and unfair copetition nnder feeral and Cai;"mia law against defendant Blue

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In Gren, among othe,. including Self Edge, History Pre,e'vation A'''ciate~ Toyo Enterp,e Co.,

16 ,i Ltd., Samurai Co., Ltd., Studio d'Artisan International Co., Ltd., BS United, and Works Inc.

17 ! (collectively "Defendants"). LS&CO. alleges that Blue In Green has distributed, promoted, and sold

18 clothing, including denim jeans and jackets manufactured by other Defendants, that violates

19 i LS&CO.'s rights in a number of its federally registered trademarks.

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

21 :1 has waived the right to appeal from this final judgment and each party wil bear its own fees and costs

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FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS

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

25 over Blue In Green. Venue is proper in this Court.

26 B. LS&CO. owns the following trademarks, which are registered as indicated below.

27 These trademarks are referred to collectively as the "LS&CO. Trademarks."

28 1. The Arcuate Stitching Design Tradèmark. LS&CO. owns, among others, the

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i I following United State and California registraion, for i" Arcuat tremark as ",ed nn a variety of

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3 a. U.S. Registration No.1, 139,254 (first used as early as 1873; registered

4 September 2, 1980);

5 b. U.S. Registration No. 404,248 (first used as early as 1873; registered

6 November 16, 1943);

7 I1 c. U.S. Registration No. 2,791,156 (first used as early as September 1,

8 11936; registered December 9, 2003);

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9 I d. U.S. Registration No.2. 794,649 (first lIsed as early as 1873; registered

10 Ii December 16, 2003);

11 I e. California Registration No. 088399 (first used as early as 1873;

12 I registered August 24, 1988).

13 2. The Tab Device Trademark. LS&CO. owns, among others, the folIowing

14 . United States registrations for its Tab trademark as used on a variety of casual apparel:

15 i a. Registration No. 356,701 (first used as early as September I, 1936;

16 registered May 10, 1938);

17 b. Registration No. 516,561 (first used as early as September I, 1936;

i 8 I registered October 18, 1949);

1911 c. Registration No. 577,490 (first used as early as September I, 1936;

20 III registered July 21,1953);

21 d. Registration No. 774,625 (first used as early as May 22, 1963; registered

22 August 4, 1964);

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

241 registered August 18, 1964);

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

26 I registered June 16, 1961);

27 I g. Registration No. 2,791,156 (first used as early as September 1,1936;

28 i registered December 9, 2003).

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States and California registrations for its Shirt Tab trademark as used on shirts and jackets:

The Shirt Tab Trademark. LS&CO. owns, among others, the following United

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6 I 1969; registered June 12, 1974).

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8 following United States registrations for its Housemark trademark used in connection with a variety of

The Housemark Design Trademark. LS&CO. owns, among others, the

a. U.S. Registration No.2, 726,253 (first used as early as March 7, 1969;

b. California Registration No. 052312 (first used as early as March 7,

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10 I a. Registration No. 849,437 (first used as early as October 10, 1966;

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b. Registrtion No. 1,135,196 (first used as early as April 15, 1975;

Registration No. 1,041,846 (first used as early as April 15, 1975;

Registration No. 1,122,468 (first used as early as October 22. 1977;

Registration No: 1,155,926 (first used as early as December 1970;

20 5. The Two Horse Design Trademark. LS&CO. owns, among others, the

21 I folIowing United States registations for its Two Horse trademark as used on pants, jeans, shorts,

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a. Registration No. 523,665 (first used as early as Januar I, 1886;

b. Registration No. i, 110,853 (first used as early as January 1, i 886;

26 registered October 28, 1980).

27 6. The 500 Trademarks. LS&CO. owns, among others, the folIowing United

28 I States registrations for its 500 family of trademarks as used on a variety of casual apparel:

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1 a. Registration No. 1,552,985 (first used as early as December 31, 1969;

2 1I registered August 22, 1989) (50UP);

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3 I b. Registration No. 1,313,554 (first used as early as June 27, i 983;

4 registered Januar 8, 1985) (505~);

5 c. Registration No. 1,3 i 9,462 (first used as early as June 27, 1983;

6 registered February i 2, 1985) (5 l7iI); .

711 d. Registration No. 2,503,976 (first used as early as May i, 1998;

81 registered November 6, 2001) (569iI).

9 C. LS&CO. alleges that the LS&CO. Trademarks are valid and famolJs trademarks of

10 LS&CO., and LS&CO. has the exclusive right to use those trademarks throughout the world.

11 D. LS&CO. alleges that Blue In Green has distributed, promoted, and sold jeans under a

12 number of brand names, including SUGAR CANE, SAMURAI JEANS, STUDIO D'ARTISAN, ONI

1:; DENIM, FULL COUNT, JOHN BULL, and WAREHOUSE. These jeans have allegedly displayed

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a. The pocket stitching designs ilustrated in Exhibit A;

The tabs ilustrated in Exhibit B:

The shirt tabs ilustrated in Exhibit C;

The labels and pocket flashers ilustrated in Exhibit D;

The patches ilustrated in Exhibit E; and/or

The numerical designations ilustrated in Exhibit F.

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2 I LS&CO. alleges that the designs shown in Exhibits A-F (collectively referred to as the "Restricted

22 Designs") are confusingly similar to the LS&CO. Trademarks and have been used on directly

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27 I Injunction, Blue In Green, its principals, agents, affliates, employees, offcers, directors, servants,

28 II privies, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert or participating with it or under its

PERMANENT INJUCTION.

It is hereby ordcrcd and adjudged as follows;

A. Commencing as of the "So Ordered" date of this Final Judgment and Permanent

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control who receive actual notice of this Order, are hereby permanently enjoined and restrained,

2 ' directly or indirectly, from doing, authorizing or procuring any persons to do any of the following:

3 II 1. Manufacturing, licensing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, importing,

/I i exporting, advertising, promoting, or displaying any garmcnts thal display ihe Restricted Designs or

5 any other design that is substantially similar to any of the LS&CO. Trademarks or the Restricted

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7 I 2. Manufacturing, licensing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, importing,

8 exporting, advertising, promoting, or displaying any garents that display any pocket design, tab,

9 I label, hangtg, patch. numerical designation. or any other labeL. design. or device that milY reasonably

10 be believed to be as similar or more similar to any of the LS&CO. Trademarks than the Restricted

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

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151 C. This Injunction shall apply throughout the world to the fullest extent of this Court's

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17 i D. This is a final judgment as to all claims asserted against Blue and Green in the

18 : Complaint and both parties shall bear their own costs.

19 E. This Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of making any further orders

20 .1 necessary or proper for the constrction or modification of this Judgment, the enforcement thereof,

21 and/or the punishment for any violations thereof. In the event of any violation of this Permanent

22 Injunction, subject to five (5) business days' notice of any such violation and Blue in Green's failure to

23 cure such default within such 5-day period, Blue in Green shall be responsible to pay LS&CO. for

241 LS&CO.'s reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of this action solely to the extent such fees and costs

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against Blue in Green. For the purpose of any future proceeding to enforce the terms of this

2 Judgment, service by mail upon a pary or their counsel of record at their last known address shall be

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Exhibit A 

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Exhibit A-1

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Exhibit A-2

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Exhibit A-3

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Exhibit A-4

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Exhibit B 

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Exhibit B-2

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Exhibit B-3

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Exhibit B-4

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Exhibit C 

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Exhibit C-2

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Exhibit D 

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Exhibit E 

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Exhibit E

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Exhibit F 

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Exhibit F-1

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Exhibit F-2

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Exhibit F-3

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Exhibit F-5

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Exhibit F-6

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