IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

EMOJI COMPANY GmbH, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) No. 20-cv-04678 

 v. ) 

 ) Judge Andrea R. Wood 

THE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, ) 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, ) 

PARTNERSHIPS AND UNINCORPORATED ) 

ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON ) 

SCHEDULE A HERETO, ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER 

THIS CAUSE being before the Court on EMOJI COMPANY GmbH’s Motion for a 

Preliminary Injunction, and this Court having considered the evidence before it hereby GRANTS 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction in its entirety against the Defendants 

identified in Schedule A attached hereto (collectively, the “Defendants”). 

THIS COURT HEREBY FINDS that it has personal jurisdiction over the Defendants 

since the Defendants directly target their business activities toward consumers in the United 

States, including Illinois. Specifically, Defendants are reaching out to do business with Illinois 

residents by operating one or more commercial, interactive Internet Stores through which Illinois 

residents can purchase products bearing infringing and/or counterfeit versions of Plaintiff’s 

EMOJI Trademarks (the “EMOJI Products”). 

THIS COURT FURTHER FINDS that injunctive relief previously granted in the 

Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) should remain in place through the pendency of this 

litigation and that issuing this Preliminary Injunction is warranted under Federal Rule of Civil 

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Procedure 65. Evidence submitted in support of this Motion and in support of Plaintiff’s 

previously granted Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order establishes that Plaintiff has a 

likelihood of success on the merits; that no remedy at law exists; and that Plaintiff will suffer 

irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted. 

Specifically, Plaintiff has made a prima facie showing of trademark infringement because 

(1) the EMOJI Trademarks are distinctive marks and registered with the U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office on the Principal Register as U.S. Trademark Registration Nos. 4,868,832; 

5,202,078 and 5,415,510 for the EMOJI marks, (2) Defendants are not licensed or authorized to 

use the EMOJI Trademarks, and (3) Defendants’ use of the EMOJI Trademarks are causing a 

likelihood of confusion as to the origin or sponsorship of Defendants’ products with EMOJI 

COMPANY GmbH. Furthermore, Defendants’ continued and unauthorized use of the EMOJI 

Trademarks irreparably harms Plaintiff through diminished goodwill and brand confidence, 

damage to Plaintiff’s reputation, loss of exclusivity, and loss of future sales. Monetary damages 

fail to address such damage and, therefore, Plaintiff has an inadequate remedy at law. Moreover, 

the public interest is served by entry of this Preliminary Injunction to dispel the public confusion 

created by Defendants’ actions. 

Accordingly, this Court ORDERS that: 

 1. Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting 

for, with, by, through, under or in active concert with them be enjoined and restrained from: 

a. using Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks or any confusingly similar reproductions, 

counterfeit copies or colorable imitations thereof in any manner in connection 

with the distribution, marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or sale of any 

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product that is not a genuine EMOJI Product or is not authorized by Plaintiff 

to be sold in connection with Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks; 

b. passing off, inducing, or enabling others to sell or pass off any product as a 

genuine EMOJI Product or other product produced by Plaintiff, that is not 

Plaintiff's or is not produced under the authorization, control or supervision of 

Plaintiff and approved by Plaintiff for sale under Plaintiff's EMOJI 

Trademarks; 

c. committing any acts calculated to cause consumers to believe that Defendants' 

products are those sold under the authorization, control or supervision of 

Plaintiff, or are sponsored by, approved by, or otherwise connected with 

Plaintiff; 

d. further infringing Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks and damaging Plaintiff's 

goodwill; 

e. shipping, delivering, holding for sale, transferring or otherwise moving, storing, 

distributing, returning, or otherwise disposing of, in any manner, products or 

inventory not manufactured by or for Plaintiff, nor authorized by Plaintiff to be 

sold or offered for sale, and which bear Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks or any 

confusingly similar reproductions, counterfeit copies or colorable imitations 

thereof; 

f. using, linking to, transferring, selling, exercising control over, or otherwise 

owning the Online Marketplace Accounts, the Defendant Domain Names, or 

any other domain name or online marketplace account that is being used to sell 

Counterfeit EMOJI Products; and 

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g. operating and/or hosting websites at the Defendant Domain Names and any 

other domain names registered or operated by Defendants that are involved 

with the distribution, marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or sale of any 

product bearing Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks or any confusingly similar 

reproductions, counterfeit copies, or colorable imitations thereof that is not a 

genuine EMOJI Product or is not authorized by Plaintiff to be sold in 

connection with Plaintiff's EMOJI Trademarks. 

2. Each Defendant, within fourteen (14) days after receiving notice of this Order, shall serve 

upon Plaintiff a written report under oath providing: (a) their true name and physical 

address, (b) all websites and online marketplace accounts on any platform that it owns 

and/or operates (c) their financial accounts, including all eBay and PayPal accounts, and 

(d) the steps taken by that Defendant to comply with paragraph 1, a through g, above. 

3. The domain name registries for the Defendant Domain Names, including, but not limited 

to, eBay.com (“eBay”), PayPal.com (“PayPal”), VeriSign, Inc., Neustar, Inc., Afilias 

Limited, CentralNic, Nominet, and the Public Interest Registry, within three (3) business 

days of receipt of this Order or prior to expiration of this Order, whichever date shall occur 

first, shall, at Plaintiff's choosing: 

a. unlock and change the registrar of record for the Defendant Domain Names 

to a registrar of Plaintiff's selection until further ordered by this Court, and 

the domain name registrars shall take any steps necessary to transfer the 

Defendant Domain Names to a registrar of Plaintiff's selection until further 

ordered by this Court; or 

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b. disable the Defendant Domain Names and make them inactive and 

untransferable until further ordered by this Court. 

4. Those in privity with Defendants and with actual notice of this Order, including any online 

marketplaces such as iOffer, eBay, PayPal, social media platforms, Facebook, YouTube, 

LinkedIn, Twitter, Internet search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo, web hosts for 

the Defendant Domain Names, and domain name registrars, shall within three (3) business 

days of receipt of this Order: 

a. disable and cease providing services for any accounts through which 

Defendants engage in the sale of counterfeit and infringing goods using the 

EMOJI Trademarks, including any accounts associated with the 

Defendants listed in Schedule A; 

b. disable and cease displaying any advertisements used by or associated with 

Defendants in connection with the sale of counterfeit and infringing goods 

using the EMOJI Trademarks; and 

c. take all steps necessary to prevent links to the Defendant Domain Names 

identified in Schedule A from displaying in search results. This includes, 

but is not limited to, removing links to the Defendant Domain Names from 

any search index. 

6. Defendants and any persons in active concert or participation with them who have actual 

notice of this Order shall be restrained and enjoined from transferring or disposing of any 

money or other of Defendants' assets until further ordered by this Court. 

7. eBay shall, within five (5) business days of receipt of this Order, for any 

 Defendant or any of Defendants' Online Marketplace Accounts or websites: 

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a. Locate all accounts and funds connected to Defendants, Defendants' Online 

Marketplace Accounts or Defendants' websites, including, but not limited to, any 

eBay accounts connected to the information listed in Schedule A hereto; and 

b. Restrain and enjoin any such accounts or funds from transferring or disposing of 

any money or other of Defendants' assets until further ordered by this Court. 

8. PayPal shall, within five (5) business days of receipt of this Order, for any 

 Defendant or any of Defendants' Online Marketplace Accounts or websites: 

a. Locate all accounts and funds connected to Defendants, Defendants' Online 

Marketplace Accounts or Defendants' websites, including, but not limited to, any 

PayPal accounts connected to the information listed in Schedule A hereto; and 

b. Restrain and enjoin any such accounts or funds from transferring or disposing of 

any money or other of Defendants' assets until further ordered by this Court. 

9. Plaintiff may provide notice of these proceedings to Defendants, including notice 

of any future hearings and service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3), by 

electronically publishing a link to the Complaint, this Order and other relevant documents 

on a website to which the Defendant Domain Names are transferred to Plaintiff's control 

will redirect, or by sending an e-mail to the e-mail addresses identified in Schedule A 

hereto; and any e-mail addresses provided for Defendants by third parties accompanied by 

a link to the website where the above-identified documents are located. The combination 

of providing notice via electronic publication or e-mail, along with any notice that 

Defendants receive from domain name registrars and payment processors, shall constitute 

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notice reasonably calculated under all circumstances to apprise Defendants of the pendency 

of the action and afford them the opportunity to present their objections. 

10. Plaintiff's Schedule A to the Complaint and the TRO is unsealed. 

11. Any Defendants that are subject to this Order may appear and move to dissolve or modify 

the Order on two days' notice to Plaintiff or on shorter notice as set by this Court. 

ENTERED: 

Dated: June 22, 2021 __________________________ 

 Andrea R. Wood 

 United States District Judge 

 

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SCHEDULE A 

No. Defendant Name / Alias 

1 mingx-20 

2 mrhuaxin 

3 guojdon_0 

4 iklq_55 

5 jiamall 

6 lacksold4 

7 larkcalled 

8 lbad4227065-4 

9 ledmarket2016 

10 liulan84 

11 livenshop 

12 lixunte 

13 ljw2015330-0 

14 longautobox 

15 loreset 

16 lovbabseller 

17 lvxingjiatravel2018 

18 magicbliz-38 

19 mountainpeak668_9 

20 mrwangsshop 

21 my-avi-shop 

22 olggl-0 

23 onenightsix 

24 openup3-9 

25 osmo98 

26 p0kk56 

27 petehighma_0 

28 ptkr6069 

29 pur3259 

30 qultor1 

31 safebuy_73 

32 sandstorm85_9 

33 sea665 

34 serendipitything 

35 shaugefe_0 

36 shinysun88 

37 shuxinshop 

38 shuzhiwomen_2 

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39 starjingsheng_tech 

40 summerpan2014 

41 sunwoif 

42 super_deals2018 

43 tale-2451 

44 grvjewelry2018 

45 heritage84_jewelry 

46 hi-world 

47 hu-7456 

48 huy69581 

49 jaipurhandmadejewelry 

50 jewelerxi 

51 jewelleryparadise2019 

52 jewelry.hub 

53 jewels_yard 

54 jewelsquare 

55 jyotijewels 

56 ladyjanejewels 

57 linj35 

58 liuyue1993 

59 lovegifttime 

60 lsjewellery4261 

61 lucky-hyf 

62 maeplqrgmgm86 

63 maharajahjewels 

64 mandsdiamond 

65 mayank_jewels 

66 meerajewels 

67 meng_2018 

68 minjing-0607 

69 mou_jewels 

70 myjewelery 

71 nityanandia 

72 nz.company 

73 one-icon 

74 online0369 

75 orange-supplies 

76 orendj32 

77 poonamdiamondjewels 

78 qingyunlive8 

79 reyow-jewelry 

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80 romanticism2012 

81 sgxing2 

82 shmbt2011 

84 mayracollection 

85 mayrahub 

86 greatotop 

87 gy-shoppingmall 

88 haapy-team 

89 hugebegin-top912 

90 i726freesports 

91 juliejulybuy 

92 kiddypet 

93 lastnightlover 

94 leisure-z 

95 liam-store 

96 luckystar*usa 

97 mymall2017tx 

98 nice_purses_collector 

99 nlnk1399 

100 ochirchic 

101 olafshop 

102 one-world-one-deal 

103 jinggx 

104 jinhualia 

105 lalangshop 

106 lch2_bewdrd 

107 leavetogo6 

108 manshop3 

109 moldb1983 

110 mycyk2 

111 newstyle1500 

112 ohdream 

113 oo-shop8 

114 qinpensk 

115 rentg7 

117 hantetecha 

118 ingdata_3 

119 jamesr0615 

120 lingjin1801-5 

121 lovelyshop09 

122 lovescm2014 

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123 michael9292 

124 monsterxa 

125 mountaintop-cloud 

126 onlin7922 

127 quleeleo 

128 sellmartcenter 

129 sinlingwang-6 

130 statias10 

131 homegoods_sky 

132 laddjaro0 

133 left-right778 

134 liuyijia159 

135 longcoastofsummer 

136 magpiestore 

137 mastra-asia 

138 mohanramraje-0 

139 mothrbud 

140 natautoparts 

141 rctruckhobby2005 

142 happyjourney95 

143 happy-one88 

144 lh1029888 

145 lu_2030 

146 matan_buy2yourself 

147 nindan-5 

149 oneo-54 

150 ozpittosporum93 

151 renchunxv8899665 

152 indywearshop 

153 infiniteforce6688 

154 lingyunlv02 

155 machine-world2012 

156 mamumoo 

157 miraclellady9999 

158 napharnch 

159 natsawan31 

160 solopatch 

161 lihuanxiao 

162 ll2458 

163 lightlyshopping 

164 lou36931_7 

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166 nat.ro.yis 

167 nyshopping2012 

168 onlyone19 

169 perfect-gadget 

170 lycheefashion 

171 macpa85 

172 gxb0411_1 

173 layinga 

174 malltoall 

175 mostvalued 

176 guoxiangmm7 

177 hombeauty 

178 home_garden360 

179 lily_gift 

180 storeshopping2014 

181 hara_store 

182 jacques.norsar2018 

183 lunxiu 

184 nmm4u 

185 ochirshine 

186 hugee6 

187 maayanoha 

188 moshifashion 

189 mrdshoppe 

190 reikiworld 

191 goog2018 

192 guaitai2018 

193 hopedust 

194 hotsu_40 

195 igben_14 

196 iunsdfvg 

197 jupiterbkk 

198 kanzezol-uk 

199 keholy 

200 lanlan518 

201 learnam 

202 life_wedding2020 

203 liue_86 

204 lovej-globle 

205 lovelif-89 

206 lowingplus 

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207 luqiupin-5 

208 lxldx_1 

209 madunheho-7 

210 manembren_0 

211 marulasafi-0 

212 mazeltov.2010 

213 meet2018 

214 moyushop 

215 nabihahaza 

216 ningcastle_9 

217 nortonm-989 

218 our*warm 

219 ourwarm 

220 ourwarmparty 

221 pdinad_0 

222 prettylife15 

223 reimagineindia 

224 rucui2010 

225 shsnas_888 

227 ssent-018 

228 stangels2138 

229 stayreal2013 

230 szbhkei12 

231 t0m08 

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