Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. v. IFITNESS, INC., No. 1:2012cv20125 - Document 19 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER denying 5 Motion to Dismiss and For A More Definite Statement. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 4/2/2012. (mmz)
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C.j1 Thus t Defnda ha a las c tu tvenotceoft wnes p. 5 S. 072. ,he e nt d t e t onsr ci i he ta ma ks r de r . l a to t t sc t di notce,he c n ddii n o hi onsnz ve i t ompli a lge t tI ant le s ha CON s tt en he Deenda a lte on Febr r 8,2011a tc ngco esofI f nt et r ua y ta hi pi CON ' tade r r gita i a S r ma k e sr tons nd t plci t De e nton a t lnotc ofI hus a ng he f nda c ua ie CON' owne s p oft I T ta S r hi he FI r dema ks ( e r . Se I Co l!2 ) Co rsh v fu wilun s wh naPlitf d o tce Dee d ns CON mp . 2 . u t a e o nd l le s e f an if t na td f n a t c r ga di t i i rngi c e r ng her nfi ng onduc a De enda si e Pl i ifsc t nd f nt gnor d antf omm uni tons' Ari a cai . ' st Re dsv Bec e Entn,298F.Supp. l 0,1 3( D.Fl.2003) Be us a t motont cor . k r e 2d 31 31 S. a . ca e t he i o di m is s a t s Cou tm us ac e t Pl ntf salega i ast ue I s s t ge hi r t c pt he ai i f l tons r , CON ha a qua e y pl d s de t l e t tt De e nthad a t la consr tvenotc ofI ha he f nda c ua nd tuc i ie CON' ta m a ks Ther or Count 1 S r de r . ef e, s, l,I a V wilnotbedimis d ba ed o i de t pladi a t whe he t Def nda ' l V nd l s s e s n na quae e ng s o t r he e nts - 8- i rnge en w a i e i . nf i m t s nt ntonal 3.W het rt Def nda ' r gitai n oft I TNESS mar i ade ens t wilu he he e nts e sr to he FI k s f e o lf l i rng m e nf i e nt The Def nda a guest tisr gita i oft 'FI e nt r ha t e sr ton he ' TNESS'm a k pr de i wih a I ' r ovi s t t c plt de e et t Pli tf sf de alta om e e f ns o he a n if e r r dema k i rnge e cai s I ot rwor ,t r nfi m nt l m . n he ds he Def nta gue t t r gita i ofisSFI enda r s hat he e sr ton t C TNESS'ma kwa r st dimis lofc sl I ' r rant he s s a ount and 1 f f iur t sa eacli . 1 or al e o t t am I maki t sa g ntt Dee ntrle upont lngua ofs ton33()oft n ng hi r ume ,he fnda eis he a ge eci a he La m Ac , c esa ihest tr sr ton ofamar d ha lbeprm af i e denc oft e nha t whih t bls ha egita i ki l s i ace vi e h vai t oft r gitr ma k a oft r gitai oft m a k, oft r gi t a ' owner hi of ldiy he e se ed r nd he e sr ton he r he e sr nt s s p t mar a oft r sr nt e usvergh t us t r git e m a k i comm e c ' 1 he k, nd he egita ' xcl i i t o e he e ser d r n s r e. 5 ' U. C.j111 a . Defnda ague t tt r srtonofismakc beus dasas el S. 5() The e nt r s ha he egitai t r an e hi d fom t Pl i ifscli ofi rn me bas on t pr um pton ofva i t t tr git a i r he antf ' a m nfi ge nt ed he es i ldiy ha e s r ton pr de . 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Ci s it ti t ' uni t li biiy r t rt n wa ofde aland al ga i t ta eunclarduet a lck of n e lgi lt a he ha nt ti le tons ha r e o a l s e i t aemo ea p o raeycaiidb d so e yrt e t a b a o d rframo e p ct y r r p r p itl lrfe y ic v r ah r h n y n r e o ki r l dfi stmet'fo/ / ,517F.Supp.2dat1291( tngAst v.NilenMedi Research eit te n'' JJlr ne a cii p es a . 1 . l , 1 . l .2004W L 31 nc, 5269*2( D. Y. b.18 2004). otonsf amor dei t sae ntae S. N. Fe , ) M i or e tnie ttme r . gene al dif vor d i t f der ls t i lghtoft lbe alpl di a dic r r ly s a e n he e a ysem n i he i r ea ng nd s ove y i r quie e s oft Fe r Rul .'N at e ' H e t and N ut ii , I .v N une 2008 W L e r m nt he de al es ' ur s alh r ton nc . z, : ) 43 329 *1( D. a. lcii BB i Te Co.Lt v J LLC., 242 F. D .632,640 46 S. Fl zoo8t tng n ch. , d . AFL R. ( D. a. S. 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THE COURT ha c i r t m oto r s s onsde ed he i n, e pons a t pe tne pori oft e nd he ri nt tons he r o d,a beng ot m ief l advie i t pr m ies i i ec r nd i he s uly s d n he e s ,t s ADJUDGED t tt moton i DEN I TheDe e ha he i s ED. f ndanti r quie t fl a a we t s e r d o ie n ns r o t co pl n w ihi t pr c i d tm e. he m ai t t n he os r be i DO A O DE E iCa est a ,lrati / dyoApi21. NE ND R R Dn hmbraMi Foi ,hs a f r,02 mi d l FED CHI EF Copi spr vi d t e o de o: Couns ofRe or el c d EN O I TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE
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