UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 22-cv-22695-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M&J SUNSHINE, CORP. and

JOSE F. OCHOA, 

 

Defendants. 

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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon the Parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated 

Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, ECF No. [86] (“Motion”), filed on May 19, 2023. The 

Court has carefully considered the Motion, the record, and the governing law. For the reasons 

stated below, the Court grants the Motion and enters this Stipulated Final Judgment and Permanent 

Injunction. 

I. BACKGROUND

This is a case of trademark infringement arising under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 

1116, and 1125, and other related claims under Florida law. See Complaint, ECF No. [1]. Plaintiff 

Exxon Mobil Corporation alleges that Defendants M&J Sunshine Corp. and Jose Ochoa sold 

counterfeit Mobil-branded motor oils and lubricants. Id. 

On March 30, 2023, the parties represented that they had reached a settlement agreement. 

ECF No. [84]. On May 19, 2023, they filed the instant Motion, wherein the parties confirm that 

they have settled all claims in this matter, and agree to Final Judgment in the amount of $5,000,000 

and entry of a permanent injunction against Defendants. ECF No. [86]. 

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II. LEGAL STANDARD

The Lanham Trademark Act makes a defendant liable for using in commerce, without the 

consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a registered 

mark in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of any goods or 

services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, 

or to deceive. 15 U.S.C. § 1114(a). In counterfeiting cases, a plaintiff may elect to recover statutory 

damages of up to $200,000 per counterfeit mark per type of goods or services sold, offered for 

sale, or distributed. Id. § 1117(c). And if the court finds that use of the counterfeit mark was willful, 

the plaintiff may recover up to $2,000,000 per counterfeit mark. Id. § 1117(c)(2). The Lanham Act 

also authorizes courts to grant injunctive relief “to prevent the violation of any right of the 

registrant of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office[.]” Id. § 1116(a).

“To obtain a permanent injunction, a plaintiff must show (1) that he has suffered an 

irreparable injury; (2) that his remedies at law are inadequate; (3) that the balance of hardships 

weighs in his favor; and (4) that a permanent injunction would not disserve the public interest.” 

Barrett v. Walker Cnty. Sch. Dist., 872 F.3d 1209, 1229 (11th Cir. 2017) (citation omitted).

III. ANALYSIS

According to the parties’ joint stipulation, Defendants admit that they willfully used in 

commerce counterfeits of at least five Mobil Marks. ECF No. [86-1] at 4. They agree that they are 

liable for up to $10,000,000. Id.; see 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c). The parties have agreed to a Final 

Judgment in the amount of $5 million and a permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from 

using the Mobil Marks, selling any products bearing Plaintiff’s trademarks, and selling counterfeit 

Mobil-branded products. ECF No. [86].

The Court finds the parties’ agreement reasonable, and the Court also agrees that all four 

permanent injunction factors favor a permanent injunction being entered in this case. The 

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likelihood of confusion caused by the sale of counterfeit goods constitutes irreparable harm. See 

Davidoff & CIE, S.A. v. PLD Int’l Corp., 263 F.3d 1297, 1304 (11th Cir. 2001). There is no 

adequate remedy at law for injury caused by continuing infringement. Chanel, Inc. v. 

besumart.com, 240. F. Supp. 3d 1283, 1290 (S.D. Fla. 2016). The balance of hardships favor 

injunctive relief because Defendants face no hardship if they are prohibited from committing the 

illegal act of trademark infringement. Id. at 1290-91. Finally, “the public interest is served by 

preventing consumer confusion in the marketplace.” Davidoff, 263 F.3d at 1304.

IV. CONCLUSION

Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJDUGED as follows:

1. The Motion, ECF No. [86], is GRANTED.

2. The Stipulated Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, ECF No. [86-1], is 

APPROVED. It is therefore ORDERED that:

a. Defendants, their officers, agents, employees, managers, members, parents, 

subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, successors, assigns, and all those 

in active concert or participation with any of them, are permanently enjoined 

and restrained from using the MOBIL Marks and any other trademarks owned 

by ExxonMobil, or any trademark bearing the word “Mobil,” or any 

confusingly similar variation of those trademarks, and from manufacturing, 

importing, exporting, advertising, promoting, offering to sell, selling, 

distributing, or transferring any products bearing and/or using the MOBIL 

Marks, or any confusingly similar mark or designation.

b. Defendants shall, within fifteen (15) days of the date of this Final Judgment, 

deliver to ExxonMobil for destruction, or cause to be destroyed and provide 

proof of destruction, any and all products, and any other materials in 

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Defendants’ possession, custody or control that use, bear, or depict the MOBIL 

Marks, including any element thereof, and any other Mobil trademark or mark 

confusingly similar thereto, or, in the event no such products or materials are in 

Defendants’ possession, custody, or control, certify same under oath.

c. Defendants are to serve upon ExxonMobil, within thirty (30) days after the 

entry of this Order, a report in writing and under oath setting forth in detail the 

manner and form in which Defendants have complied with the foregoing terms 

of this Order.

d. Judgment in the amount of $5,000,000.00 is hereby entered against Defendants, 

jointly and severally, in favor of Plaintiff Exxon Mobil Corporation. In partial 

satisfaction of this judgment, the Clerk of the Court shall RELEASE the bond 

in the amount of $100,000 and pay it to ExxonMobil.

e. Each party shall bear its own expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred in this 

litigation.

f. This is a consented Final Judgment to which all parties expressly represent that 

they waive all rights of appeal.

g. To the extent not otherwise disposed of, all pending options are DENIED AS 

MOOT and all deadlines are TERMINATED.

h. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case for administrative purposes. 

i. The Court shall retain jurisdiction for the sole purpose of enforcing this Final 

Judgment and the terms of the settlement agreement between the parties.

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DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on May 22, 2023.

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BETH BLOOM

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copies to: 

Counsel of Record

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