Tacori Enterprises v. Nerces Fine Jewelry
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CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST CLASSIQUE CREATIONS, LLC, MORDECAI GURARY, LEAH GURARY, AND CHAIM GURARY by Judge Dale S. Fischer re 346 . ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) "see consent judgment for specifics" (Attachments: # 1 Part 1, # 2 Part 2-1, # 3 Part 2, # 4 Part 3-1, # 5 Part 3, # 6 Part 4-1, # 7 Part 4, # 8 Part 5-1, # 9 Part 5, # 10 Part 6-1, # 11 Part 6, # 12 Part 7-1, # 13 Part 7, # 14 Part 8-1, # 15 Part 8, (bp). (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/29/2014: # 16 Part 9) (bp).
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HOWARD A. KROLL, CA Bar No. 100981
howard.kroll@cph.com
CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP
655 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2300
Glendale, California 91203-1445
Telephone: (626) 795-9900
Facsimile: (626) 577-8800
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Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Tacori Enterprises
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TACORI ENTERPRISES,
Plaintiff,
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vs.
NERCES FINE JEWELRY,
Defendant.
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CONSENT JUDGMENT AND
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
AGAINST CLASSIQUE
CREATIONS, LLC, MORDECAI
GURARY, LEAH GURARY, AND
CHAIM GURARY
vs.
CLASSIQUE CREATIONS, LLC,
Third Party Defendant.
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Case No. CV12 – 02753 DSF (VBKx)
TACORI ENTERPRISES,
Case No. CV12-4482 DSF (VBKx)
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLASSIQUE CREATIONS, LLC,
MORDECAI GURARY, LEAH
GURARY AND CHAIM GURARY,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff, Tacori Enterprises (“Tacori”), and Defendants, Classique
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Creations, LLC, Mordecai Gurary, Leah Gurary and Chaim Gurary (collectively
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“Defendants”), having settled this action on the terms and conditions stated
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herein, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:
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This case is a civil action arising under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.
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§§ 101, et seq., the Lanham Act of 1946 as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051, et seq.,
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and California statutory and common laws. This Court has jurisdiction over these
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claims under 15 U.S.C. § 1121, 17 U.S.C. § 501, and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338(a)
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and 1367(a).
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1400(a).
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3.
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Venue is proper in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and
Tacori is a California corporation with its principal place of business
at 1736 Gardena Avenue, Glendale, California.
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Classique Creations, LLC (“Classique”) has its principal place of
business at 48 W. 48th St., Suite 402, New York, NY 10036-1703.
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Mordecai Gurary, Leah Gurary, and Chaim Gurary are the owners,
officers, directors, or managing agents of Classique.
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At all relevant times, Tacori complied in all respects with the
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Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101, et seq., and secured the exclusive rights and
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privileges in and to the copyrights of ring styles HT 2229, HT 2229A, HT 2326,
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HT 2510 and 2620 (collectively the “Five Tacori Copyrights”). The Five Tacori
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Copyrights and other copyrights for jewelry owned by Tacori shall be referred to
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in this Consent Judgment collectively as the Tacori Copyrights. Copies of the
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Certificates of Registration for the Tacori Copyrights are attached to this Consent
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Judgment as Exhibit A.
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7.
The Tacori Copyrights are strong, valid, and enforceable.
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Tacori owns a United States trademark registration for the Tacori
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Crescent Trade Dress, Registration No. 3,728,425. The Tacori Crescent Trade
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Dress, as it applies to rings and some pieces of jewelry, is defined as “. . . the
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appearance of portions of two essentially concentric rings, with one of the rings
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having a larger diameter than the other.
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repeating semi-circles or arcs which appear contiguous to each other. A space is
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created between the contiguous semi-circles or arcs.” A copy of the Registration
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Certificate for this registration is attached to this Consent Judgment as Exhibit B.
Embedded between the rings are
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The Tacori Crescent Trade Dress is valid and enforceable.
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Tacori owns a United States trademark registration for the Tacori
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Reverse Crescent Trade Dress, Registration No. 4,024,320. The Tacori Reverse
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Crescent Trade Dress, as it applies to rings and some pieces of jewelry, is defined
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as “. . . the appearance of two generally concentric ring portions, with one ring
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portion having a larger diameter than the other ring portion. Located between the
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two generally concentric ring portions are two semicircular arches forming
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crescent-shaped openings that appear to be adjacent to each other and are oriented
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with their apexes closer to the larger diameter ring portion. Located between
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each crescent-shaped opening is a stone.” A copy of the Registration Certificate
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for this registration is attached to this Consent Judgment as Exhibit C.
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The Tacori Reverse Crescent Trade Dress is valid and enforceable.
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Judgment shall be entered in favor of Tacori and against Defendants
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Mordecai Gurary and Chaim Gurary on the Complaint in the amount of
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$1,100,000, which reflects a reimbursement of Tacori’s attorney’s fees, Tacori’s
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lost profits and statutory damages for Defendants selling rings which infringe the
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Five Tacori Copyrights, the Tacori Crescent Trade Dress, and the Tacori Reverse
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Crescent Trade Dress.
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Defendants and Defendants’ shareholders, officers, directors,
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employees, representatives, agents, successors-in-interest, parent corporations,
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subsidiary corporations, affiliated companies, and all other persons, firms or
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entities acting in concert or participating with them, are permanently enjoined,
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directly or indirectly, from:
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imitating, copying or making unauthorized use of, or engaging
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in any unauthorized distribution of products protected by the Tacori Copyrights,
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the Tacori Crescent Trade Dress, and the Tacori Reverse Crescent Trade Dress;
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(b)
selling, distributing, advertising, manufacturing, or purchasing
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Classique Ring Style Nos. R-4238, R-6805, R-9579, R-A026. Pictures of these
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Classique ring styles are attached to this Consent Judgment as Exhibit D;
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selling, distributing, advertising, manufacturing, or purchasing
any piece of jewelry substantially similar to the Tacori Copyrights;
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selling, distributing, advertising, manufacturing, or purchasing
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any piece of jewelry confusingly similar to the Tacori Crescent Trade Dress or the
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Tacori Reverse Crescent Trade Dress;
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engaging in any other activity constituting an infringement of
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the Tacori Copyrights, the Tacori Crescent Trade Dress, or the Tacori Reverse
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Crescent Trade Dress; and
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knowingly assisting, aiding or abetting any other person or
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business entity in engaging in or performing any of the activities referred to in
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subparagraphs 13(a) through 13(e) above.
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The parties waive notice of entry of this Consent Judgment and
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Permanent Injunction and the right to appeal therefrom or to test its validity and
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consent to its immediate entry in accordance with its terms. This Court expressly
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retains jurisdiction over this matter to enforce, implement or construe this
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Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction.
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SO ORDERED.
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Dated: 12/29/14
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Hon. Dale S. Fischer
United States District Judge
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The individuals executing this Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction
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represent or confirm that they are duly authorized to do so, and are similarly
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authorized to bind each of the signatories to this Consent Judgment and
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Permanent Injunction.
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CONSENTED TO:
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Respectfully submitted,
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DATED: December ___, 2014
TACORI ENTERPRISES
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By
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Haig Tacorian
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DATED: December ___, 2014
CLASSIQUE CREATIONS, LLC
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By
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Leah Gurary
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DATED: December ___, 2014
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Mordecai Gurary
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DATED: December ___, 2014
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Leah Gurary
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DATED: December ___, 2014
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Chaim Gurary
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