American Standard v. Toeppen, et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit Illinois Central District Court, Case No. 2:96-cv-02147-HAB-DGB
District Judge Harold A. Baker, presiding
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No Logo American Standard, Ind., Plaintiff

Represented by Unknown Firm

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Space DOUGLAS P. DREYER, ESQ +1 212 944 1515 +8402 840 840 2429

Represented by dobbinslaw.com Law Firm Placeholder

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Space D Cameron Dobbins +1 217 356 7233

Represented by Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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Space RANDY LIPSITZ, +1 212 715 9100 +1 212 715 8134 rlipsitz@kramerlevin.com

Represented by University of Illinois

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Space Laura D Clower +1 217 333 0560 +1 217 244 2370 clower@uillinois.edu
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No Logo Dennis Toeppen, Defendant

Represented by MEYER CAPEL PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Patricia L Gruber +1 217 352 1800 +3521 352 352 1083
Space Joseph D Murphy +1 217 352 1800 +1 217 352 9294 jmurphy@meyercapel.com
No Logo Denny's Standard Gauge American Trains c/o Dennis Toeppen, Defendant

Represented by MEYER CAPEL PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Patricia L Gruber +1 217 352 1800 +3521 352 352 1083
Space Joseph D Murphy +1 217 352 1800 +1 217 352 9294 jmurphy@meyercapel.com
Attributes
Office Urbana
Filed 5/31/1996
Jury Demand Both
Demand $0
Nature of Suit 840 - Property Rights: Trademark
Cause Section 15 U.S.C. § 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Disposition Dismissed - Settled
County XX US, Outside State
Terminated 10/23/1996
Origin 1
Reopened None
Lead Case None
Related Case
Other Court Case None
Def Custody Status
Flags 21, CLOSED, REFER
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Blank -- Filed: 3/8/1999, Entered: 3/8/1999 Archives File Sent to FRC
ARCHIVES FILE sent to FRC, Chicago on 2/10/99, Accession No. 021 99 0063 Box No. 22 of 24 Location 114746-114792 (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank 19 Filed: 10/23/1996, Entered: 10/23/1996 Judgment*
JUDGMENT in a civil case entered dismissing the case. Each party to bear its own costs, expenses & attorneys' fees. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank 18 Filed: 10/23/1996, Entered: 10/23/1996 OrderCourt Filing
FINAL ORDER by Judge Harold A. Baker; Parties agree & stipulate to dismissing the case. Each party to this Final Judgment shall bear its own costs, expenses and atty's fees. Case dismissed. (cc: all counsel) (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 9/17/1996, Entered: 9/19/1996 Minutes-Miscellaneous
MINUTE-ENTRY: by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal ; Rule 16 conference held 2:30 9/17/96 ; apr of pltf thru D. Cameron Dobbins, apr of deft thru Joseph Murphy; Parties orally move to stay entry of disc order and file mtns for sum judg. Court defers entry of scheduling order until cross motions for sum judg are resolved. Stip of stmt of facts is due 10/1/96, pltf to file sum judg motion by 10/22/96, deft to file response and cross motions to sum judg by 11/12/96, pltf's response to cross motion for sum judg by 12/3/96. Both parties request leave to file briefs up to 25 pages. Oral motion granted. (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 9/9/1996, Entered: 9/9/1996 Minutes-Miscellaneous
MINUTE-ENTRY: by Judge Harold A. Baker Case referred to Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal (MT, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 9/9/1996, Entered: 9/9/1996 Minutes-Miscellaneous
MINUTE-ENTRY: by Chief Judge Michael M. Mihm Case reassigned to Judge Harold A. Baker (cc: all counsel) (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 17 Filed: 9/3/1996, Entered: 9/3/1996 OrderCourt Filing
ORDER by Chief Judge Michael M. Mihm granting motion for preliminary injunction and notice of motion [12-1]. It is ordered that dfts, their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all others in active concert or participation with them are preliminarily enjoined and restrained from using the American Standard trademark, any colorable imitation of the American Standard trademark, and any other mark or name which causes or is likely to cause dilution, confusion, mistake or deception with respect thereto; it is further ordered that dfts, their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all others in active concert or participation with them are preliminarily enjoined and restrained from using the americanstandard.com domain name and are further required during the pendency of this action (i) to forthwith relinquish the domain name registration of americanstandard.com, (ii) to forthwith transfer the registration of americanstandard.com to pla American Standard, and (iii) to forthwith take all necessary steps to allow pla American Standard to use the americanstandard.com domain name, including but not limited to forthwith advising Network Solutions, Inc. to transfer the registration of americanstandard.com to pla American Standard during the pendency of this litigation; it is further ordered that based on the foregoing Network Solutions Inc is hereby requested to transfer the americanstand.com domain name to pla American Standard to allow American Standard to use the domain name during the pendency of this action. (cc: all counsel) (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 16 Filed: 8/20/1996, Entered: 8/20/1996 Answer
AMENDED ANSWER [6-1] by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 15 Filed: 8/20/1996, Entered: 8/20/1996 OrderCourt Filing
ORDER by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal granting motion for leave to file amended answer to complaint [11-1] (cc: all counsel) (MT, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 8/19/1996, Entered: 8/20/1996 Minutes-Miscellaneous
MINUTE-ENTRY: by Chief Judge Michael M. Mihm Case is reassigned to Chief Judge Michael M. Mihm. (cc: all counsel) (VB, ilcd)
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Blank 14 Filed: 8/16/1996, Entered: 8/16/1996 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion/Petition
MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION motion for leave to file amended answer to complaint [11-1] by plaintiff American Standard (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank 13 Filed: 8/16/1996, Entered: 8/16/1996 Memorandum in Support of Motion
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of motion for preliminary injunction [12-1] by plaintiff American Standard (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank 12 Filed: 8/16/1996, Entered: 8/16/1996, Terminated: 9/3/1996 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
MOTION by plaintiff American Standard for preliminary injunction and notice of motion (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 8/16/1996, Entered: 8/20/1996 Remark
Remark - Filed mailed to Peoria Division for assignment in re Preliminary Injunction (SLJ, ilcd)
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Blank 11 Filed: 8/2/1996, Entered: 8/2/1996, Terminated: 8/20/1996 Motion for Leave to File
MOTION by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard for leave to file amended answer to complaint (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 10 Filed: 7/31/1996, Entered: 7/31/1996 Miscellaneous Document
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE w/ Rule 26 by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 9 Filed: 7/29/1996, Entered: 7/30/1996 Miscellaneous Document
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE w/ Rule 26 by plaintiff American Standard (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 8 Filed: 7/26/1996, Entered: 7/29/1996 Discovery - Miscellaneous
PROPOSED DISCOVERY PLAN filed by plaintiff and defendants (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 7 Filed: 7/11/1996, Entered: 7/11/1996 OrderCourt Filing
ORDER re Rule 16 and FRCvP 26 by Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal Rule 16 scheduling conf set 2:30 9/17/96 by PERSONAL APPEARANCE, Room 114, 201 S Vine, Urbana. See written order. (cc: all counsel) (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 6 Filed: 6/20/1996, Entered: 6/21/1996 Affirmative Defenses
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES filed by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard (SJ, ilcd)
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Blank 6 Filed: 6/20/1996, Entered: 6/21/1996 Answer
ANSWER by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard; jury demand (SJ, ilcd)
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Blank 5 Filed: 6/20/1996, Entered: 6/21/1996 Certificate of Interest
DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL (Joseph Murphy) and CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 filed by defendant Dennis Toeppen, defendant Denny's Standard (SJ, ilcd)
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Blank 4 Filed: 6/7/1996, Entered: 6/7/1996 Service - Miscellaneous
RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Dennis Toeppen on 6/1/96 (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 3 Filed: 6/7/1996, Entered: 6/7/1996 Service - Miscellaneous
RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Denny's Standard on 6/1/96 (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 2 Filed: 5/31/1996, Entered: 5/31/1996 Certificate of Interest
CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 filed by plaintiff American Standard (MT, ilcd)
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Blank 1 Filed: 5/31/1996, Entered: 5/31/1996 ComplaintCourt Filing
COMPLAINT (summons(es) issued); case referred to Mag. Judge David G. Bernthal (MT, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 5/31/1996, Entered: 5/31/1996 Report re Patent/Trademark/Copyright Action
REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding trademark (cc: form mailed to register) (MT, ilcd)
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Blank -- Filed: 5/31/1996, Entered: 5/31/1996 Filing Fee Received
FILING FEE PAID on 5/31/96 in the amount of $ 120.00 receipt # 031638. (MT, ilcd)
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