INNOVATION VENTURES, LLC v. PITTSBURG WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.

No. C 12-05523 WHA.

INNOVATION VENTURES, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PITTSBURG WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

August 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Innovation Ventures LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron K. McClellan, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Bryan Leland Patrick Saalfeld, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Christos G Yatrakis, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Geoffrey Potter, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Nicholas C Larson, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Thomas Philip Mazzucco, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Adam Paul Blumenkrantz, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Alexander Michaels, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Darin J. LeBeau, Oakland Law Group, PLLC, John Paul Girarde, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, Jonah M Knobler, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP & Michelle Cohen, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler.

Living Essentials LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron K. McClellan, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Bryan Leland Patrick Saalfeld, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Nicholas C Larson, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Thomas Philip Mazzucco, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Adam Paul Blumenkrantz, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Alexander Michaels, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Darin J. LeBeau, Oakland Law Group, PLLC, John Paul Girarde, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, Jonah M Knobler, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP & Michelle Cohen, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler.

Elite Wholesale Inc, Defendant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Tonic Wholesale Inc, Defendant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Dapan USA Corp, Defendant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Sung Keun Lee, Defendant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, Defendant, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Fadi Attiq, Defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Kevin Attiq, Defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Rahib, Goldberg & Associates Inc, Defendant, represented by Tatum Sean Hilmoe, Tatum Hilmoe, APC.

United Custom Distributors LLC, Defendant, represented by Dean A. Alper, Alper & McCulloch.

Elite Wholesale Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Sung Keun Lee, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Tonic Wholesale Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Dapan USA Corp, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Fadi Attiq, Cross-defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Kevin Attiq, Cross-defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, Cross-defendant, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, 3rd party plaintiff, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

NaftaUnited.com, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Camilo Ramirez, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Raid ("Brian") Jamil, 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Joseph Shayota, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Jorge Navarro, 3rd party defendant, represented by Stanton Lee Phillips, Stanton Lee Phillips, Attorney at law & Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Justin Shayota, 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Flexopack, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

MCR Printing & Packaging Corp, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Leslie Roman, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

MCR Innovations and Packaging, Inc, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

One Stop Label Corporation, 3rd party defendant, represented by Stanton Lee Phillips, Stanton Lee Phillips, Attorney at law & Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Tradeway International, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, Brian Michael Ragen, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, David Henry Lichtenstein, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, 3rd party defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Adriana Shayota, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, Brian Michael Ragen, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Mario Ramirez, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Donna Roman, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Trimexico, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

JT Wholesale, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Kevin Attiq, 3rd party plaintiff, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Fadi Attiq, 3rd party plaintiff, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Flexopack, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

JT Wholesale, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Raid ("Brian") Jamil, 3rd party defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, 3rd party defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

MCR Innovations and Packaging, Inc, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

MCR Printing & Packaging Corp, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

NaftaUnited.com, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Jorge Navarro, 3rd party defendant, represented by Stanton Lee Phillips, Stanton Lee Phillips, Attorney at law & Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

One Stop Label Corporation, 3rd party defendant, represented by Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Camilo Ramirez, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Mario Ramirez, 3rd party defendant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Donna Roman, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Leslie Roman, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Adriana Shayota, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Joseph Shayota, 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, Brian Michael Ragen, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Tradeway International, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Trimexico, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

Donna Roman, Cross-claimant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Leslie Roman, Cross-claimant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Flexopack, Cross-claimant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Walid Jamil, Cross-defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

Sung Keun Lee, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Dapan USA Corp, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Elite Wholesale Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Tonic Wholesale Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Randolph Gaw, The Gaw Group & Joshua Myung Ko, Attorney at Law.

Fadi Attiq, Cross-defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Kevin Attiq, Cross-defendant, represented by Steven Anmar Elia, Law Offices Of Steven A. Elia, APC & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, Cross-defendant, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

United Custom Distributors LLC, Cross-claimant, represented by Dean A. Alper, Alper & McCulloch.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, Cross-defendant, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

MCR Innovations and Packaging, Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Mario Ramirez, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

NaftaUnited.com, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Camilo Ramirez, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

MCR Printing & Packaging Corp, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Flexopack, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Jorge Navarro, Cross-defendant, represented by Stanton Lee Phillips, Stanton Lee Phillips, Attorney at law & Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

One Stop Label Corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Donna Roman, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Leslie Roman, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Adriana Shayota, Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Joseph Shayota, Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Tradeway International, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

MCR Innovations and Packaging, Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

MCR Printing & Packaging Corp, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

NaftaUnited.com, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Camilo Ramirez, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Mario Ramirez, Cross-claimant, represented by Aaron Paul Rudin, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Flexopack, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Jorge Navarro, Cross-defendant, represented by Stanton Lee Phillips, Stanton Lee Phillips, Attorney at law & Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

One Stop Label Corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Donna Roman, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Leslie Roman, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.

Adriana Shayota, Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Joseph Shayota, Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al, David Michael Greeley, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Tradeway International, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Gregory Arthur Vega, Seltzer Caplan et al & James Renfro Thompson, Seltzer Caplan Mcmahon Vitek.

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Justin Shayota, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Raid ("Brian") Jamil, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Trimexico, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

JT Wholesale, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Justin Shayota, Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Raid ("Brian") Jamil, Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Trimexico, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

Walid Jamil, Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

JT Wholesale, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-defendant, represented by Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates.

Pittsburg Wholesale Grocers Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Jennifer Lee Taylor, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Mark W. Poe, Morrison and Foerster, Wendy M. Garbers, Morrison & Foerster LLP & Taryn Spelliscy Rawson, Morrison Foerster LLP.

Pacific Groservice Inc, Cross-claimant, represented by Jennifer Lee Taylor, Morrison & Foerster LLP & Taryn Spelliscy Rawson, Morrison Foerster LLP.

Dan-Dee Company Inc, Cross-defendant, represented by William A. Markham & Rashida Ashraf Khan, Attorney at Law.

Pittsburg Wholesale Grocers Inc, Counter-claimant, represented by Jennifer Lee Taylor, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Mark W. Poe, Morrison and Foerster, Wendy M. Garbers, Morrison & Foerster LLP & Taryn Spelliscy Rawson, Morrison Foerster LLP.

Pacific Groservice Inc, Counter-claimant, represented by Jennifer Lee Taylor, Morrison & Foerster LLP & Taryn Spelliscy Rawson, Morrison Foerster LLP.

Innovation Ventures LLC, Counter-defendant, represented by Aaron K. McClellan, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Bryan Leland Patrick Saalfeld, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Christos G Yatrakis, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Geoffrey Potter, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Nicholas C Larson, Murphy Pearson Bradley Feeney, Thomas Philip Mazzucco, Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, Adam Paul Blumenkrantz, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP, Alexander Michaels, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, John Paul Girarde, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, Jonah M Knobler, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP & Michelle Cohen, Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler.

Midwest Wholesale Distributors, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Walid Jamil, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Raid ("Brian") Jamil, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Trimexico, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

Justin Shayota, Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C., Kevin K. Cholakian, Cholakian and Associates & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

JT Wholesale, Inc., Cross-claimant, represented by Brian M Akkashian, Paesano Akkashian, P.C. & Richard Martin Apkarian, Jr., Paesano Akkashian, P.C..

One Stop Label Corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ira M. Siegel, Law Offices of Ira M. Siegel.

Leslie Roman, Cross-defendant, represented by Gordon James Zuiderweg, Law Offices of Barry K. Rothman.


ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS ON DAN-DEE'S FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

WILLIAM ALSUP, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In this counterfeit-goods trademark action, plaintiffs move for judgment on the pleadings on three affirmative defenses. For the reasons explained below, the motion is GRANTED.

STATEMENT

Plaintiff International IP Holdings, LLC owns the 5-hour Energy trademark,...

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