Philip Morris USA Inc v. Yanjun Ji et al, No. 2:2005cv09011 - Document 88 (C.D. Cal. 2009)

Court Description: CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Judge Dean D. Pregerson in favor of Philip Morris USA Inc. and against Ching Yu Guo, aka Michael Guo. Pursuant to this Final Judgment, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows:1. Defendant, hi s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and allpersons in active concert or participation with him, are hereby permanently enjoined from: a. Manufacturing, importing, exporting, distributing, selling, offering to sell, possessing, or otherwise using in commerce any cigarettes inpackaging bearing any Philip Morris USA trademark, including but not limited to the MARLBORO and MARLBORO LIGHTS trademarks, or any facsimile, copy or counterfeit thereof; and b. Assisting, aiding or abett ing any other person or entity in manufacturing, importing, exporting, distributing, selling, offering to sell, possessing, or otherwise using in commerce any cigarettes in packaging bearing any Philip Morris USA trademark, including but not limited to the MARLBORO and MARLBORO LIGHTS trademarks, or any facsimile, copy or counterfeit thereof. 2. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c), statutory damages in the amount of $4,000,000 are hereby awarded against Defendant and in favor of Philip Mor ris USA, as a remedy for Philip Morris USAs claims under theLanham Act and under the Tariff Act. 3. This Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action to enforce the terms of this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 4. Each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys fees. (pp)

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Philip Morris USA Inc v. Yanjun Ji et al Doc. 88 1 NO JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., Case No. CV 05-09011 DDP (AJWx) 12 Plaintiff, 14 15 16 CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT CHING YU GUO A/K/A MICHAEL GUO ONLY Defendants. 13 Hon. Dean D. Pregerson vs. YANJUN JI, et al., 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA: 567815v2 [PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT CHING YU GUO A/K/A MICHAEL GUO Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pursuant to an agreement between the parties, Final Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff Philip Morris USA Inc. (“Philip Morris USA”) and against Defendant Ching Yu Guo, also known as Michael Guo (“Defendant”) on Philip Morris USA’s claims for violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1), 1124 & 1125(a) and the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. § 1526, and California common law unfair competition. Pursuant to this Final Judgment, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows: 1. Defendant, his officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with him, are hereby permanently 10 enjoined from: 11 a. Manufacturing, importing, exporting, distributing, selling, offering to 12 sell, possessing, or otherwise using in commerce any cigarettes in 13 packaging bearing any Philip Morris USA trademark, including but 14 not limited to the MARLBORO® and MARLBORO LIGHTS® 15 trademarks, or any facsimile, copy or counterfeit thereof; and 16 b. Assisting, aiding or abetting any other person or entity in 17 manufacturing, importing, exporting, distributing, selling, offering to 18 sell, possessing, or otherwise using in commerce any cigarettes in 19 packaging bearing any Philip Morris USA trademark, including but 20 not limited to the MARLBORO® and MARLBORO LIGHTS® 21 trademarks, or any facsimile, copy or counterfeit thereof. 22 23 2. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c), statutory damages in the amount of $4,000,000 are hereby awarded against Defendant and in favor of Philip 24 Morris USA, as a remedy for Philip Morris USA’s claims under the 25 Lanham Act and under the Tariff Act. 26 27 28 /// /// -2- [PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT CHING YU GUO A/K/A MICHAEL GUO 1 3. This Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action to enforce the terms of 2 this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 3 4. Each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees. 4 5 6 7 8 Dated: November 16, 2009 ___________________________________ DEAN D. PREGERSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3- [PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT CHING YU GUO A/K/A MICHAEL GUO 1 The individuals executing this Judgment represent or confirm that they are duly 2 authorized to do so, and are similarly authorized to bind each of the signatories to this 3 Judgment. 4 5 6 CONSENTED TO: DATED: ____________, 2009 DATED: ______________, 2009 ____________________________ ARNOLD & PORTER LLP John C. Ulin Telephone: (213) 243-4000 Facsimile: (213) 243-4199 ____________________________ Defendant Ching Yu Guo a/k/a/ Michael Guo 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Counsel for Plaintiff Philip Morris USA Inc. 14 15 16 Submitted by: 17 ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 18 19 20 21 By: _________________________________ John C. Ulin Attorneys for Plaintiff PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA: 567815v2 [PROPOSED] CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT CHING YU GUO A/K/A MICHAEL GUO

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