Opinion ID: 775656
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Heading: Irreparable Injury and Inadequate Legal Remedy

Text: 25 A party seeking a preliminary injunction must demonstrate that they will suffer an irreparable injury if the injunction is not granted for which they have no adequate remedy at law. Gateway Eastern Rwy Co., 35 F.3d at 1137. Cook wildly asserts, without any precedent to support her assertion, that Re/Max cannot show it will suffer an irreparable injury merely because she has not undertaken any action that could be considered deleterious to Re/Max's marks nor . . . is likely to do so in the future. We have clearly and repeatedly held that damage to a trademark holder's goodwill can constitute irreparable injury for which the trademark owner has no adequate legal remedy. Eli Lilly & Co. v. Natural Answers, Inc., 233 F.3d 456, 469 (7th Cir. 2000); Meridian Mut. Ins. Co., 128 F.3d at 1114; Wesley-Jesson Division of Schering Corp., 698 F.2d 862, 867 (7th Cir. 1983). The most corrosive and irreparable harm attributable to trademark infringement is the inability of the victim to control the nature and quality of the defendants' goods. Even if the infringer's products are of high quality, the plaintiff can properly insist that its reputation should not be imperiled by the acts of another. International Kennel Club of Chicago, Inc. v. Mighty Star, Inc., 846 F.2d 1079, 1092 (7th Cir. 1988). While Cook continues to use Re/Max's marks and logos, it has no quality over the services she provides or potential harm to its goodwill. Cook's argument that Re/Max has not established the existence of an irreparable injury for which there is no adequate remedy at law is without merit.