Shuffle Master Inc v. Harwin Apps Inc

Filing 8

CONSENT JUDGMENT and PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Judge John A Kronstadt. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated). (rne)

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DRIAN M. PRUETZ - State Ba No. 118 215
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aserweil.com
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RICA J. VA LOON - State Ba No. 227 712
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glaserweil.c
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ESSICA A. WOOD - State Bar No. 26956
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LASER WEIL FINK JACOBS
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HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAP
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PIRO LLP
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elephone: (310) 553(
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ttorneys for Plaintiff
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Shuffle Master, Inc.

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UNITED STATES D
DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRIC OF CAL
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CT
LIFORNIA
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WESTERN DIVISION
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HUFFLE MASTER, INC., a Mi
M
innesota
SH
cor
rporation,
Plai
intiff,

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v.

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ARWIN APPS, INC., an Illinoi
A
is
HA
cor
rporation,

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CASE N
NO.: CV12
2-07397 JA (PLAx
AK
x)
ENT JUDGMENT A
AND
CONSE
PERM
MANENT I
INJUNCT
TION
JS-6

Def
fendants.

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Having consider the Com
g
red
mplaint on file in this action an Shuffle M
s
nd
Master, Inc
c.

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(“S
SMI”) on the one han and Har
t
nd
rwin Apps, Inc., an Il
,
llinois corp
poration

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(“H
HARWIN” on the other, havin consent to the t
”),
o
ng
ted
terms of th permane
he
ent

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inj
junction se forth belo this Co hereby finds as f
et
ow,
ourt
y
follows:

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1.

This case arises unde the laws of the Un
er
s
nited States specifica the
s,
ally

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tra
ademark an copyrigh laws of the United States, 15 U.S.C. §1
nd
ht
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1114 et seq and 17
q.

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U.S.C. §101 et seq. and the laws of the Stat of Califo
d
te
ornia.

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2.

This Cour has origin jurisdic
rt
nal
ction of thi action un
is
nder 15 U.
.S.C. §1121

C.
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urt
plemental jurisdictio under 28
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and 28 U.S.C §§ 1331 and 1338. This Cou has supp

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U.S.C. § 136 because the claims are so rel
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s
lated as to form part o the sam case or
of
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con
ntroversy.

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3.

This Cour has perso jurisdi
rt
onal
iction over HARWIN because it solicits,
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tra
ansacts and does busi
d
iness in this District, a substantial part of the wrongful acts or

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om
missions co
omplained of occurred in this D
District, and it is subje to perso
d
ect
onal

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jur
risdiction in this Dist
trict. HAR
RWIN purp
posefully d
directed its activities t
toward this
s

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property ri
Di
istrict when it willfully infringe SMI's in
n
ed
ntellectual p
ights, spec
cifically

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tar
rgeted cons
sumers her and a su
re,
ubstantial p of the harm was felt in this District.
part
s

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4.

States Dist
Venue is proper in th United S
p
he
trict Court for the Ce
entral

Di
istrict of Ca
alifornia un
nder 28 U.
.S.C. §§ 13
391(b) and (c).
d
5.

SMI owns and exten
s
nsively use several tr
es
rademarks which it h
s,
has

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con
ntinuously used in co
y
onnection with entert
w
tainment se
ervices and games, in
d
ncluding but
b

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not limited to “Let It Ride,” U.S Tradema Registr
o:
R
S.
ark
ration Num
mbers (“Reg Nos.”)
g.

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1,8
840,102; 2,178,254; 2,183,895; and 2,605
2
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5,107; “Le It Ride 1 J Q K A 1 2 $”
et
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De
esign, Reg. No. 2,182
.
2,290; “Let It Ride B
t
Bonus 12$ A K Q J 10 Design, Reg. No.
0”
,

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2,5
558,783; “10 J Q K A 1 2 $ Le It Ride B
“
et
Bonus” Des
sign, Reg. No. 3,630,813; and

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“10 J Q K A 12 $ Let It Ride The Tournament” Desig Reg. No 2,100,87
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gn,
o.
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(co
ollectively, “LET IT RIDE”); “Three Car Poker” D
“
rd
Design, Re Nos. 3,
eg.
,011,356;

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2,6
650,060; 4,109,825; 2,397,403; and 2,233
2
;
3,569; Fan Design, R Nos. 2
Reg.
2,395,326
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and 2,036,84 (collecti
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ively, “THR CAR POKER and the common law
REE
RD
R”);
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tra
ademark fo “Pair Plu ( “PAIR PLUS”).
or
us”
R
.

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SMI is als the owne of exclu
so
er
usive copyr
rights in its proprieta Let It
s
ary

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Ride Logo, United Stat Copyrig Reg. N VA175
U
tes
ght
No.
54553 and T
Three Card Poker
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fea
aturing Pai Plus Gam Design and Layou Reg. No VA1680
ir
me
ut,
o.
0816.

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7.

The above
e-identified trademark and copy
d
rk
yright regis
strations ar valid an
re
nd

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sub
bsisting an are conc
nd
clusive evid
dence of S
SMI’s owne
ership of a right to use the
and
o

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ma and de
arks
esigns show therein in connec
wn
n
ction with e
entertainm service and
ment
es

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gam
mes.

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8.

On Augus 28, 2012, SMI filed a Compla allegin inter al that
st
d
aint
ng,
lia,

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HA
ARWIN manufacture markets distribute display and sells electronic games an
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es,
s,
es,
ys
s
c
nd

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gam
ming appli
ications (“apps”) for Google an other mo
nd
obile devic that use the
ces

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An
ndroid oper
rating syst and Am
tem
mazon kind devices includin the game “Let It
dle
s,
ng
es

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Ride!” and “Three Card Poker” which inclu
d
w
udes a side bet entitle “Pair+” (the
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ed

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“In
nfringing Apps”).
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The Infrin
nging Apps are confu
s
usingly sim
milar to SM tradem
MI’s
marks and are
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available thro
ough at lea the And
ast
droid App Store and A
Amazon.com.
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SMI has no adequate remedy a law and the alleged harm to S and to
n
e
at
d
SMI
o

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utweighs th harm to any legitim intere of HARWIN.
he
mate
ests
the public ou
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SMI, on th one han and HA
he
nd,
ARWIN, on the other, desire to avoid the
n
,

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cost and expe
ense of tria and to re
al
esolve the r
referenced disputes i a busine
d
in
ess-like

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fas
shion, but intend that the Court retain con
i
t
ntinuing jur
risdiction i the even of the
in
nt

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bre
each of the separate settlement agreement between SMI and H
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s
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HARWIN r
relating to

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thi case (the “Settleme Agreem
is
e
ent
ment”) or th Consen Judgmen and Perm
his
nt
nt
manent

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Inj
junction, or other nee for judic interve
o
ed
cial
ention.

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In acco
ordance with the Sett
tlement Ag
greement, t parties hereto stip
the
s
pulate and

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agr to this consent ju
ree
udgment an to the en of a pe
nd
ntry
ermanent i
injunction against

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HA
ARWIN in the form set forth be
n
s
elow.
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It is he
ereby ORD
DERED, ADJUDGED and DE
A
D,
ECREED th
hat:

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SMI’s Tra
ademarks and Copyri
a
ights are V
Valid and E
Enforceable SMI’s
e.

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ET
E,
E
OKER and PAIR PL
d
LUS marks and copyr
s
rights are
LE IT RIDE THREE CARD PO

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arb
bitrary, val and enf
lid
forceable, with U.S. T
w
Trademark Reg. Nos. 1,840,102
k
2;

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2,1
178,254; 2,183,895; 2,605,107; 2,182,29 0; 2,558,783; 2,100,875; 3,011
2
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1,356;

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2,6
650,060; 2,397,403; 2,233,569; 2,395,326 and 2,03
2
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36,848 bein incontes
ng
stable.

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2.

Permanent Injunctio HARW
on.
WIN, and all of its resp
l
pective age
ents,

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off
ficers, emp
ployees, rep
presentativ succes
ves,
ssors, assig attorne and all other
gns,
eys,

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per
rsons actin for, with by, throu or und authori from HA
ng
h,
ugh,
der
ity
ARWIN, o in conce
or
ert

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or participati with HA
ion
ARWIN, and each of them, are permane
a
e
ently enjoi
ined and

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res
strained, from direct or indir
f
tly
rectly infrin
nging SMI tradema or cop
I’s
arks
pyrights in

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any manner, including but not lim
y
mited to:

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a.

Usin display
ng,
ying, adver
rtising, pro
omoting, re
egistering,

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tran
nsferring, or assigning includin on or in connection with any
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g,
ng
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prod
ducts, serv
vices, prom
motional ite
ems, domai names o web sites,
in
or

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the Let It Ride game, the Three Ca Poker f
e
e
ard
featuring P Plus
Pair

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gam the LET IT RIDE THREE CARD PO
me,
T
E,
OKER and PAIR

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PLU marks, the Let It R
US
Ride Logo the Three Card Pok featurin
o,
e
ker
ng

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Pair Plus Gam Design a Layou or any co
r
me
and
ut
onfusingly similar
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vari
iation there
eof;

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b.

Usin offerin for sale, or selling, any trade
ng,
ng
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emark, logo design,
o,

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layo or sour designa
out
rce
ation of any kind on o in conne
y
or
ection with
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HARWIN’s goods that i likely to cause con
g
is
o
nfusion, mi
istake,

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dece
eption, or public mis
p
sunderstand
ding that su goods are
uch

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prod
duced or provided by SMI, are sponsored or authorized by
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SMI, or are in any way c
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connected or related to SMI;

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Usin offerin for sale, or selling, any trade
ng,
ng
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emark, logo design,
o,
layo or sour designa
out
rce
ation of any kind on o in conne
y
or
ection with
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HARWIN’s goods that d
g
dilutes or i likely to dilute the
is

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dist
tinctiveness of the tra
ademarks o logos of SMI;
or
f
d.

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Passing off, pa
alming off or assisti in passi off or p
f,
ing
ing
palming of
ff

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HARWIN’s goods as th ose of SM or otherw contin
g
MI,
wise
nuing any

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and all acts of unfair com
d
f
mpetition a alleged in the Com
as
mplaint;
e.

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Rep
producing, distributin display
ng,
ying, selling or offerin for sale
g
ng

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prod
ducts that copy prote
c
ected eleme of SM produc the Let
ents
MI’s
cts,
t

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It Ride Logo and the Th
R
a
hree Card P
Poker featu
uring Pair P Game
Plus

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Des
sign and La
ayout or su
ubstantially similar v
y
variations th
hereof; and
d
f.

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Eng
gaging in acts of Fede copyri
a
eral
ight infring
gement or Federal or

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Cali
ifornia stat
tutory or common law tradema infringe
w
ark
ement,

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pass
sing off or unfair com
mpetition t would damage or injure SM
that
r
MI

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and or SMI’s trademarks, logos an propriet
d
nd
tary design
ns.

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3.

Payment of Settleme Sum. H
o
ent
HARWIN s
shall pay S the agr
SMI
reed upon

sum on the date set fort in the Se
m
d
th
ettlement A
Agreement
t.
4.

Service. Service may be made upon HAR
y
RWIN by m addre
mail
essed as

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fol
llows: Harw Apps, Inc., Attn: Dan Harm and Ma Erwin, 1
win
ms
att
13352 Mea
adow Lane
e,

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Pla
ainfield, Ill
linois 6058 A copy of this C
85.
y
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dgment and Permanen
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nt

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Inj
junction sh be deem suffic
hall
med
cient notice under Fed
e
deral Rule of Civil P
Procedure

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65. Such ser
rvice is per
rmissible, notwithstan
n
nding HAR
RWIN’s re
epresentation by

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cou
unsel. It shall not be necessary for Dan H
e
y
Harms or M Erwin to sign an form of
Matt
n
ny

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ack
knowledgm of thi service.
ment
is

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Retention of Jurisdic
ction to En
nforce Settl
lement Ag
greement an Consent
nd

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Jud
dgment an Permane Injuncti The C
nd
ent
ion.
Court retain jurisdict
ns
tion to enfo this
orce

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Se
ettlement Agreement and the Co
A
onsent Jud
dgment and Permanen Injunctio
d
nt
on.

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Entry of Ju
udgment. The Court expressly determines that there is no just
T
e
t

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rea
ason for de in ente
elay
ering this Consent Ju
C
udgment an Permane Injunct
nd
ent
tion

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pu
ursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(a), and the Cour enters thi Consent
F
e
d
rt
is
t
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dgment an Permane Injuncti against HARWIN
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ent
ion
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N.
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Dismissal of Claims. The claim asserted in SMI’s Complain against
ms
d
nt

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HA
ARWIN ar hereby dismissed, with each party bear
re
d
ring its own costs, inc
n
cluding

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att
torneys’ fees.

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STIPU
ULATED AND CON
NSENTED TO BY:
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DA
ATED: Se
eptember

, 2012

SHUF
FFLE MASTER, INC
C.

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By:
Kathr S. Leve
ryn
er
Gener Counse
ral
el

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DA
ATED: Se
eptember

, 2012

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WIN
HARW APPS, INC.
By:

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e:
Name

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Title:

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RDERED.
IT IS SO OR

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ATED: Se
eptember 27, 2012
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By:
HON. JO
OHN A. KR
RONSTAD
DT
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States Distr Court J
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