Romex Textiles, Inc. v. HK World, LLC. ( 2019 )


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  • 1 O 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 ROMEX TEXTILES, INC., a ) CV 18-06543-RSWL-AGR California Corporation, ) 13 ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER re: Defendants’ 14 ) Motion for Summary ) Judgment [63] 15 v. ) ) 16 ) HK WORLDWIDE, LLC, d/b/a ) 17 HOT KISS, a New York ) Limited Liability Company; ) 18 APOLLO APPAREL NY, LLC, a ) New York Limited Liability ) 19 Company; ROSS STORES, INC., ) a Delaware Corporation; R&R ) 20 GOLDMAN ASSOCIATES, INC., ) d/b/a DISCOVERY CLOTHING ) 21 COMPANY, an Illinois ) Corporation; SPECIALTY 22 RETAILERS, INC., a Texas Corporation; BEALL’S OUTLET 23 STORES, INC., a Florida Corporation; and DOES 1-10, 24 inclusive, 25 Defendants. 26 Plaintiff Romex Textiles, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) brings 27 this copyright infringement Action against Defendants 28 1 Apollo Apparel NY, LLC; Ross Stores, Inc.; R&R Goldman 2 Associates, Inc., d/b/a Discovery Clothing Company; 3 Specialty Retailers, Inc.; Beall’s Outlet Stores, Inc.; 4 and Does 1 through 10 (collectively, “Defendants”).1 5 Am. Compl., ECF No. 46. Currently before the Court is 6 Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) 7 [63]. Having reviewed all papers submitted pertaining 8 to this Motion, the Court NOW FINDS AND RULES AS 9 FOLLOWS: the Court DENIES Defendants’ Motion. 10 11 I. BACKGROUND 12 A. Factual Background 13 Plaintiff is a California corporation. Am. Compl. 14 ¶ 4. Defendants are a series of corporations domiciled 15 in New York, Delaware, Illinois, Texas, and Florida. 16 Id. ¶¶ 6-10. Plaintiff is the owner and author of a 17 two-dimensional artwork (the “Subject Design”) called 18 “AE_T1697" under the title of work “AE Design Studio 3- 19 31-2014". Decl. of Shawn Binafard (“Binafard Decl.”) 20 ISO Pl.’s Opp’n ¶ 4, ECF No. 67-1. On March 31, 2014, 21 Plaintiff was granted a copyright for the Subject 22 Design, with Registration No. VA 1-903-180. Pl.’s 23 Opp’n, Ex. A (“Subject Design Registration”), ECF No. 24 67-3. The Subject Design is a floral design, which is 25 depicted below. Defs.’ Mot. for Summ. J. (“Mot.”), Ex. 26 27 1 Plaintiff initially included HK Worldwide, LLC as a Defendant in this Action. HK Worldwide, LLC was dismissed 28 without prejudice by stipulation on March 25, 2019. ECF No. 53. (the “Subject Design”), ECF No. 67-4. 2 (Cine RSESBR Donen 2 iPod □□□ oP Rape bb bt Pigripe mes te Sa 3 sme ABTI607-8F oat 4 □□ Se Sas 5 a: sy o>! br ee ty r □□ = a 6 aa ee iy on ri □ i 7 5 | Pm S-es 8 ae Sy cB ee 10 Oey. a! pat yt | a tS 12 aire 13 14 Plaintiff alleges that Defendants manufactured, 15 | purchased, sold, or marketed two garments (the “Accused 16 Designs”) which infringe the Subject Design. The two 17 }}allegedly infringing garments are depicted below, and 18 entitled Version 1 and Version 2, respectively. 19 Version 1 2 0 a TS ASR Eeceene sts Ae Mage Me Page tz 21 22

Document Info

Docket Number: 2:18-cv-06543

Filed Date: 8/20/2019

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 6/19/2024