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MOT CROSS-BORDER
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墨婷跨境
MOT CROSS-BORDER
| 编号 | 日期 | 案件进程 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-26 | COMPLAINT filed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation, Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25303315. |
| 3 | 2026-06-26 | MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation for Leave to File Certain Documents Under Seal |
| 4 | 2026-06-26 | CIVIL Cover Sheet |
| 5 | 2026-06-26 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation |
| 6 | 2026-06-26 | Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation |
| 7 | 2026-06-26 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation by Martin Francis Trainor |
| 8 | 2026-06-26 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation by Victor Benjamin Chahin, Jr |
| 9 | 2026-06-26 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation by Alexander Whang |
| — | 2026-06-26 | CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. |
| — | 2026-06-26 | CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). |
| 10 | 2026-06-29 | MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA |
| — | 2026-07-01 | NEW PARTIES: agsh4058 added to case caption. Terminating The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A |
| 11 | 2026-07-01 | AMENDED complaint by The Black & Decker Corporation, Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. against agsh4058 |
| 13 | 2026-07-01 | Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Under Seal by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation |
| 14 | 2026-07-02 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: Pursuant to Plaintiffs' notice of withdrawal of their motion for leave to file under seal [13], Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file under seal [3] is terminated as a motion. Mailed notice. |
| 15 | 2026-07-02 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 8/17/2026, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice. |
| 16 | 2026-07-14 | MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation for Expedited Discovery |
| 17 | 2026-07-15 | ORDER AUTHORIZING EXPEDITED DISCOVERY: The Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery [16]. That is, the Court grants Plaintiff's request for electronic discovery related to the identities and locations of Defendant, but denies the request as to the nature of Defendants' operations and all associated sales, methods of payment for services and financial information, which information the Court finds is more appropriately addressed in the regular course of discovery. Signed by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama on 7/15/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 18 | 2026-08-17 | STATUS Report by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation |
| 19 | 2026-08-18 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's status report, which informs that Plaintiff recently received a response from eBay in response to the Court's expedited discovery order. Accordingly, the Court directs Plaintiff to file its anticipated motion for electronic service of process on or before 8/31/2026. The Court directs the parties to file a joint initial status report on or before 10/15/2026. Mailed notice. |
| 20 | 2026-08-31 | MOTION by Plaintiffs Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) |
| 21 | 2026-08-31 | MEMORANDUM by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation in support of motion for miscellaneous relief[20] |
| 22 | 2026-09-01 | MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: For the reasons stated in the motion, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) [20]. Plaintiff attached a declaration discussing its efforts to ascertain a physical address for service through various searches (including Baidu Maps, which is a popular mapping services in China) of the address Defendant registered with eBay, Inc. Plaintiff was ultimately unable to ascertain an address for service. Accordingly, the Court finds Plaintiff expended reasonably diligent efforts to ascertain an address for service. See, e.g., Hallmark Licensing, LLC v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified in Schedule "A", 24-cv-00112 Dkt. 70 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2025). Because the address for service is not known, the Hague Convention does not apply. See Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Imp. & Exp. Co., 177 F.4th 793, 799 (7th Cir. 2026) ("the Convention does not permit service by email in China"). Mailed notice. |