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Parties Involved:
Ideana.com
Defendant
Nassery Ozeir
Defendant
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Plaintiff

Document Text:

1 TOWNSEND AN TOWNSEND AN CREW LLP

GREGORY S. GILCHRST (Bar # 111536)

2 TALI L. ALBAN (Bar # 233694)

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor

3 San Francisco, Californa 94111

Telephone: (415) 576-0200

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gsgilchrst(itownend.com;

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Willam-Sonoma, Inc.

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11 WILIAS-SONOMA INC.

UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

Case No. 3:07-CY-5365-MEJ

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Plaintiff,

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(PROPOSED) FIAL JUGMENT UPON CONSENT AND PERMNT

INJUCTION

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NASSERY OZEIR, an individual

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Defendants.

1. Plaitiff Wiliams-Sonoma, Inc. ("WSl') has filed a Complaint alleging copyrght

1 9 ingement, trademark inngement, counterfeiting and false designation of ongin, dilution, and

20 unai competition under federal and Californa law against defendats Ideana.com ("Ideana") and

21 Nassery Ozeir (collectively, "Defendants"). WSI alleges that Defendants have engaged in a practice

22 of electronically copyig product images displayed in WSI's Pottery Bar brand catalogs and

23 converting them to their own use and that such practices inftge WSI's intellectual property nghts

24 and causes WSI irreparable han and competitive disadvantage. The Cour now enters fial

25 judgment based upon the following stipulated facts.

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STIPULATED FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS

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

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(pROPOSED) FINAL JUGMENT UPON CONSENT

AND PERMANNT INJUCTION

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1 B. WSI owns a federal trademark registration for POTTERY BAR (Registration No.

2 2021077; first used Apnl of 1956; registered on December 3, 1996) for use on a vaaety of furniture

3 and home fushings. This registration, and all other WSI registrations, applications, and common

4 law marks incorporating the Pottery Bar(( name, includig "PB," which is a common consumer

5 reference to WSI's ''Pottery Bar" brands, wil be referred to collectively hereafter as "Pottery Bar

6 Marks." WSI also owns valid copyrght registrations for its Pottery Bar(( catalogs.

7 C. Defendant Ideana is a Californa company based in Alameda County, Californa.

8 Ideana is owned and operated by defendant Nassery Ozeir. At the time of fiing ofthe lawsuit,

9 Defendants operated a website though which Defendants advertised and sold home fushings.

10 Defendants also advertised their products though Internet classified listigs.

11 D. Defendants have made electronic copies ofWSI's copyrghted images and displayed

12 them on their website and in Internet classified advertisements in order to sell their own products. In

13 addition, Defendants promoted and sold futue and other home items using the Pottery Bar Mark,

14 includig proclaiing that they sell "Pottery Bar Style" futue and embedding the words "pottery

15 bar" into its Craigslist.org advertsements so that searches for the Pottery Bar(( mark and products

16 on Craigstlist.org would also yield Defendants' own advertsements, featug the stolen images from

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18 E. WSI alleges that the Defendants' practices descnbed above created consumer

19 confsion, were deceptive and caused WSI irreparable har.

20 II. ORDER AND INJUCTION

21 It is hereby ordered and adjudged as follows:

22 1. Defendants shall pay the sum of $ 1 ,000 to WSI in two equal payments of $500 each, to

23 be paid in full by Febru 29, 2008.

24 2. Commencing as of the "So Ordered" date ofthis Final Judgment and Permanent

25 Injunction, Defendants, including its pnncipals, agents, employees, officers, directors, servants,

26 successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert or parcipating with it or under its control

27 who receive actual notice of ths Order, are hereby permanently enjoined and restrained, directly or

28 indirectly, ftom doing, authonzing or procuung any persons to do any of the following:

(PROPOSED) FINAL JUGMENT UPON CONSENT

AN PERMNT INJUCTION

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1 a. using any WSI propneta or copyrghted image in connection with any

2 advertising or promotion of Defendants' products, including advertising or promotion through its

3 website, though online classified advertisements, or in any other way;

4 b. using the Wiliams-Sonoma((, Pottery Bar((, Pottery Bar Kids((, PB Teen((,

5 West Elm(( trademarks, or any other Wiliams-Sonoma brand nae or trademark in connection with

6 any advertsing or promotion of Defendants' products or services, including advertising or promotion

7 though any website, though online classified advertisements, or in any other way;

8 c. any practice, whether explicitly forbidden by ths agreement or not, that (a) is

9 liely to cause consumer confion or misapprehension about any relationship, afliation, sponsorship

10 or other connection between Defendats and Wiliams-Sonoma((, Pottery Bar((, West Elm((, Pottery

11 Bar Kids((, PB Teen((, or any other Wiliams-Sonoma brand, or (b) tends to deceive consumers that

12 (i) Defendats sell authentic WSI products; or tht (ii) Defendants' products are equal or equivalent

13 quality as WSI products if they are not.

14 3. Each par has waived the nght to appeal ftom ths fial judgment and each pary wil

15 bear its own fees and costs in connection with ths action.

16 4. This Cour shall retain juusdiction for the purose of makg any fuer orders

17 necessar or proper for the constrction or modification of ths Judgment, the enforcement thereof,

18 and/or the punshment for any violations thereof.

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1 5. In the event that Defendants violate the terms of ths Judgment, Defendants shall pay

2 WSI for WSI's reasonable attorney's fees and costs incured in this action and any enforcement or

3 contempt proceedings agaist Defendants. For any futue proceeding to enforce the terms of this

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

5 adequate notice for each pary.

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Hon. Maaa-Elena James

United States Magistrate Judge

(PROPOSED) FINAL JUGMENT UPON CONSENT

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February 4, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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