DreamWorks Alleges Trademark Infringement | Shrek Counterfeit Lawsuit
Sold any Shrek branded products on Amazon and other online e-commerce marketplaces? That could be the reason why you’ve been named in a recently filed trademark infringement lawsuit. The trademark infringement action was filed by DreamWorks, specifically regarding Shrek products. Now’s the time to take action and reach out to the firm of Stockman & Poropat, PLLC!
What’s the deal with the Shrek lawsuit anyway? As in, how’s it going to affect online sellers? A temporary restraining order. Unfortunately, there’s a high likelihood that the court is going to approve a restraining order, sought by the Plaintiff. This TRO will freeze the money in your e-commerce business accounts, across marketplaces. It’s a serious situation that merits deliberate action within a legal context. It goes without saying, being prevented from accessing money as an e-commerce operation isn’t great. Our firm wants to help you regain access to your funds and get back to selling and success!
One of the first actions to engage in is submitting a response to the court. This acknowledgement allows sellers to stay clear of a Default Judgment. In the event that any given seller doesn’t respond, the court could issue a DJ which could mandate that all the frozen money in a seller’s account be awarded to the Plaintiff. We can reasonably assume that no seller affected by this Shrek lawsuit wants to lose all their earnings. So, the response is a super important thing! Need guidance on how to provide the response? Our team is ready to help!
Shrek Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
The Shrek trademark infringement lawsuit is based on several allegations of counterfeit. Key among these allegations is the claim that the Defendants make up a “counterfeit network.” DreamWorks has alleged that the actions of the sellers have been collective. That is, they’ve worked together and communicated with one another so as to get away with selling counterfeit products. As a result of these alleged actions, the Plaintiff says their reputation has been damaged. In addition, DreamWorks claims that the company has lost revenue due to the actions of the Defendants.
That key allegation, that sellers form a network, permitted the Plaintiff to file this particular type of lawsuit. In which DreamWorks is suing a group of sellers at the same time, as opposed to one by one. That’s why you’ll see in the legal complaint references to “Schedule A.” Essentially, that’s a list of the Defendants who’re getting sued altogether.
Each Defendant’s degree of liability in light of these allegations will vary. As such, our firm will tailor a unique legal strategy for resolution. And we’ll do so with respect to your exact needs as an e-commerce business. Overall, our firm prides itself on saving our clients time and money and doing so with a smile! We enjoy keeping an open line of communication with our clients. To understand their questions and concerns and address them with efficiency. Our team is headed by award-winning attorneys who deeply care about e-commerce and sellers affected by infringement lawsuits. Stockman & Poropat, PLLC looks forward to getting your business back on track!
Stockman & Poropat, PLLC Can Help YOUR Business
We should mention that there are alternatives to working with a legal team such as Stockman & Poropat, PLLC. Such as attempting to reach a direct settlement with DreamWorks on your own. We bring this up because there’s a great deal of risk involved with negotiating with a company as large as DreamWorks. E-commerce operators risk reaching an unfavorable settlement that amounts to them losing a significant amount of revenue themselves. On average, direct settlement percentages in these trademark lawsuits land at around 60%. Which would mean you’d be giving almost half of your hard earned revenue to the Plaintiff. Stockman & Poropat, PLLC wants to protect your business!
DreamWorks’ Allegations Over Sale of Counterfeit Shrek Goods
Here are a few of the allegations regarding the sale of Shrek branded goods, taken from the legal complaint:
Defendants’ activities, occurring at the same time and in the same retail space and manner as one another, blend together to create a single negative impression on consumers such that they constitute the same occurrence or series of occurrences. The combination of all Defendants engaging in the same illegal activity in the same time span causes a collective harm to Plaintiff in a way that individual actions, occurring alone, might not.
E-commerce store operators like Defendants are in constant communication with each other and regularly participate in QQ.com chat rooms and through websites such as sellerdefense.cn and kuajingvs.com regarding tactics for operating multiple accounts, evading detection, pending litigation, and potential new lawsuits.
Defendants, without any authorization or license from Plaintiff, have knowingly and willfully used and continue to use the DreamWorks Trademarks and/or copies of the DreamWorks Copyrighted Works in connection with the advertisement, distribution, offering for sale, and sale of Unauthorized Products into the United States and Illinois over the Internet.
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