Eric Waltmire

Patent, trademark, and copyright lawyer

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Morgan & Morgan sues Disney over Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse ad https://t.co/XEi88MQZs9

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Plaintiff's claim for $500K per defendant in statutory trademark damages goes down in flames for lack of support even when the defendants default in a Schedule A case.

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Case: Celine SA. v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified in Schedule A, No. 1:25-cv-08829, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174504, (N.D. Ill. Sep. 8, 2025)

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Case: HB Feeder, LLC v. P’ships Identified on Schedule A, No. 25 CV 01359, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180111 (N.D. Ill. Sep. 15, 2025).

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Plaintiff flew too high with its $50,000 statutory damage claim for copyright infringement of its hummingbird feeder images. The court clipped damages to only $1000 per defaulting defendant. ...

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Plaintiff failed to explain why $50,000 was appropriate and reasonable in view of the four defendants’ respective profits of $253.77, $666.42, $91.44, and $226.24.

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*The court used the words "ordinary observer" in stating "Plaintiff fails to provide any actual facts explaining how or why an ordinary observer would be deceived." That's a design patent claim reference. But it is consumer confusion that is considered in trademark cases./end

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Plaintiff’s motorcycle championship trademark claims in a Schedule A case ran out of gas at default judgment because they lacked sufficient factual detail. 1/

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Case: Dorna Sports v. Individuals...on Amended Schedule A, No. 24 CV 11676, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177866, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Sep. 11, 2025). 4/

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Case: Blue Sphere, Inc. v. Individuals, No. 25 CV 004715, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176670 (N.D. Ill. Sep. 10, 2025). end/

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LUCKY 13's luck runs out on personal jurisdiction. Screenshots of purchase pages on Walmart’s e-commerce platform showing shipping options to Illinois were not enough to confer specific personal jurisdiction over defendants in a Schedule A trademark case. 1/

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But without evidence of sales to Illinois, its luck ran out when it sought default judgement against the defendants. 4/