The Kyjen Company, LLC v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A to the Complaint ( 2024 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE KYJEN COMPANY, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.- 23 Civ. 00612 (JHR) THE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, MEMORANDUM OPINION & LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, ORDER PARTNERSHIPS, AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE A TO THE COMPLAINT, Defendants. JENNIFER H. REARDEN, District Judge: On May 18, 2023, the Court entered a default judgment against the Defendants in this action who were not otherwise voluntarily dismissed by Plaintiff (the “Defaulting Defendants”).1 See ECF Nos. 86, 94. On May 19, 2023, the Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn for an inquest as to damages. See ECF No. 83. Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of Judge Netburn dated March 4, 2024 (the “Report”), recommending that the Court award Plaintiff (1) $100,000 for each Defaulting Defendant that engaged in willful trademark counterfeiting and infringement under the Lanham Act; (2) $250 for each Defaulting Defendant that engaged in design patent 1 The Defaulting Defendants, as identified in Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Schedule A (ECF Nos. 91-1, 91-5) and in the attached chart (see infra), are as follows: AMZJIANJIAN, DLYshopping, fangfangxuan168, fuqiangzhang store, GLINZDz, GYANF, Huayuan Supplies, Incyj, Jingbo, jiujianglinfudianzishangwuyouxiangongsi, Juanking, lambo888, LAN-YAN, Luohe Dichu Trading Co., Ltd., NZSMYXGS, RSiug Ltd., tongshengyao, wenhangliyunhuishangmaoyouxiangongsi888, jspet1, lumber21, petrich, rubibegone, jasgood18, Caluo E-commerce, chengdujianghubianshang, Happy date, hefeizaiheibaihuoyouxiangongsi, Lsgrael, NEGOO STORE, putianshichengxiangquqirongmaoyiyouxiangongsi, SAJAR TRADING, ShanXiFaZeKeJiYouXianGongSi, Waykada, xuanchengxuanfanqiyeguanliyouxiangongsi, Cwhjun_kk, Deborahllk, Lovely TianTian, lusonghong1740, Prague jewelry shop, taotaoshouji, and ZeLing991. infringement under the Patent Act; and (3) post-judgment interest. See ECF No. 106. The Report notified the parties that they “shall have 14 days from the service of this Report and Recommendation to file written objections.” Id. at 15. The Report also cautioned that “[t]he failure to file timely objections will waive those objections for purposes of appeal.” Id. No party filed objections to the Report. For the reasons set forth below, the Court adopts the Report in its entirety. DISCUSSION2 In reviewing a report and recommendation, a district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(C). “To accept those portions of the report to which no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record.” Ruiz v. Citibank, NA., No. 10 Civ. 5950 (KPF), 2014 WL 4635575, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 19, 2014) (quoting King v. Greiner, No. 02 Civ. 5810 (DLC), 2009 WL 2001439, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. July 8, 2009)); see also Schiff v. Yayi Int’l Inc., No. 15 Civ. 359 (VSB), 2020 WL 3893345, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. July 9, 2020) (“When neither party submits an objection to a report and recommendation, or any portion thereof, a district reviews the report and recommendation for clear error.”). As no party has submitted objections to the Report, review for clear error is appropriate. Careful review of Judge Netburn’s Report reveals no facial error in its conclusions. The Report is therefore adopted in its entirety. Furthermore, “[b]ecause the Report explicitly states that failure to object within fourteen days will result in a waiver of objections and will preclude appellate review, the parties’ failure to object operates as a waiver of appellate review.” Saadeh v. Kagan, No. 20 Civ. 1945 (PAE), 2 The Court incorporates by reference the summary of the facts provided in the Report. 2022 WL 624554, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2022) (citation omitted); see also Stevens v. Duquette, No. 22-1571, 2024 WL 705954, at *1 (2d Cir. Feb. 21, 2024) (“As a rule, a party’s failure to object to any purported error or omission in a magistrate judge’s report waives further judicial review of the point.” (quoting Cephas v. Nash, 328 F.3d 98, 107 (2d Cir. 2003)). CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts Judge Netburn’s Report and Recommendation in full. In accordance with the attached chart, Plaintiff is awarded a total of $3,501,500 in statutory damages: $100,000 for each of the 35 Defaulting Defendants that engaged in willful trademark counterfeiting and infringement under the Lanham Act, and $250 for each of the six Defaulting Defendants that engaged in design patent infringement under the Patent Act. Plaintiffis also entitled to post-judgment interest to be calculated by the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate all pending motions, adjourn all remaining deadlines, and close this case. SO ORDERED. Dated: March 20, 2024 New York, New York Retades United States District Judge Defaulting Defendants Doe No. Defendant Seller Statutory Damages 2. AMZJIANJIAN $100,000.00 8. DLYshopping $100,000.00 9. fangfangxuan168 $100,000.00 10. Feng hula gong ying lain https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller =A1D620UCNZQPA7 11. fuqiangzhang store $100,000.00 12. GANGBAO https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller =A3KZFEVQ1B7JM 13. GLINZDz $100,000.00 14. GOARD LODA https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller =A1B6JFFG9IA1DA 15. GYANF $100,000.00 16. HOME-STAR https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller =A1A1KPWECJ9D0V 17. Huayuan Supplies $100,000.00 18. Incyj $100,000.00 20. Jingbo $100,000.00 21. jiujianglinfudianzishangwuyouxiangongsi $100,000.00 22. Juanking $100,000.00 23. lambo888 $100,000.00 24. LAN-YAN $100,000.00 26. Luohe Dichu Trading Co., Ltd. $100,000.00 Doe No. Defendant Seller Statutory Damages 27. Mo https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller 28. NZSMYXGS $100,000.00 31. RSiug Ltd. $100,000.00 38. tongshengyao $100,000.00 39. wenhangliyunhuishangmaoyouxiangongsi888 $100,000.00 40. World Proud https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller =A2YZ56X30J5K20 44. biannual https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/21635047.html 45. bulk sell https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/20530017.html 46. amours https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/18477257.html 47. EWIN24 GROUP https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/14772852.html 48. glary https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/20249163.html 49. jspet1 $100,000.00 50. lumber21 $100,000.00 51. mix smoking https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/21298370.html 52. petrich $100,000.00 Doe No. Defendant Seller Statutory Damages 53. rubibegone $100,000.00 54. ixabepilone https://www.dhgate.com/store/abo ut-us/21631225.html 61. evicbeshop https://www.ebay.com/usr/evicbes hop 65. jasgood18 $100,000.00 Doe No. Defendant Seller Statutory Damages 82. Caluo E-commerce $100,000.00 83. chengdujianghubianshang $100,000.00 86. foshanbomingnishangmaoyouxiangongsi https://www.walmart.com/reviews/ seller/101280659 87. Happy date $250.00 88. Grocery Store https://www.walmart.com/reviews/ seller/101263008 89. hefeizaiheibaihuoyouxiangongsi $100,000.00 91. Lsgrael $100,000.00 93. NEGOO STORE $100,000.00 94. putianshichengxiangquqirongmaoyiyouxiangongsi $100,000.00 95. SAJAR TRADING $100,000.00 96. ShanXiFaZeKeJiYouXianGongSi $100,000.00 98. Suuny Market https://www.walmart.com/reviews/ seller/101256289 99. Waykada $100,000.00 100. xuanchengxuanfanqiyeguanliyouxiangongsi $100,000.00 102. Cwhjun_kk $250.00 104. Deborahllk $100,000.00 106. heronzt https://www.wish.com/merchant/5 8296c54a6170f1b820897e9 107. kubi1993 https://www.wish.com/merchant/5 aeec7c11c25001326fbec64 108. Lovely TianTian $250.00 Doe No. Defendant Seller Statutory Damages 109. lusonghong1740 $250.00 111. Mozzarella https://www.wish.com/merchant/6 184151308832f4adaa79f48 112. nbmxtudtrr https://www.wish.com/merchant/5 fc2261710cec62bb26734ab 113. Prague jewelry shop $250.00 114. taotaoshouji $250.00 115. zaturday https://www.wish.com/merchant/5 f43d01bc8e8b0016377a8a2 116. ZeLing991 $100,000.00 117. ZKchangjiang https://www.wish.com/merchant/5 85a0c6658d7975224b53219