United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Inc. v. International Tang Soo Do Moo duk Kwan Association et al

Filing 142

VERDICT - The Court finds that Plaintiff has established by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendants Tang Soo Karate School, Inc., Eric Kovaleski, and Robert Kovaleski have infringed on Plaintiffs registered trademarks UNITED STATES TANG SOO D O MOO DUK KWAN FEDERATION, MOO DUK KWAN, and the fist-and-Iaurel-Ieaves design. The Court finds that Defendants have not established any grounds for cancellation of Plaintiffs trademarks through any of their four counterclaims. Consistent with the fo regoing, the Court shall enter judgment in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendants in (1) the amount of one-hundred fifteen thousand five-hundred sixty dollars ($115,560) and (2) a permanent injunction restraining Defendants from using, the infringing marks in the future.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 8/17/15. (jfg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED STATES SOO BAHK DO
MOO DUK KWAN FEDERATION, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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3:12-CV-00669
(JUDGE MARIANI)

TANG SOO KARATE SCHOOL, INC., et aI.,

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VERDICT
The Court finds that Plaintiff has established by a preponderance of the evidence
that Defendants Tang Soo Karate School, Inc., Eric Kovaleski, and Robert Kovaleski have
infringed on Plaintiffs registered trademarks UNITED STATES TANG SOO DO MOO DUK
KWAN FEDERATION, MOO DUK KWAN, and the fist-and-Iaurel-Ieaves design.
The Court finds that Defendants have not established any grounds for cancellation of
Plaintiffs trademarks through any of their four counterclaims.

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Consistent with the foregoing, the Court shall enter judgment in favor of the Plaintiff

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and against the Defendants in (1) the amount of one-hundred fifteen thousand five-hundred

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sixty dollars ($115,560) and (2) a permanent injunction restraining Defendants from using

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the infringing marks in the future.

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obert D. Mariani
United States District Judge

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