OMEGA SA v. The Individuals, Business Entities, And Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A

District Court, S.D. Florida·Decided March 22, 2022·No. 0:22-cv-60109·Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 22-CV-60109-RAR

OMEGA SA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS ENTITIES, AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE “A,”

Defendants. /

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Plaintiffs’ Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgment [ECF No. 42] (“Motion”). Plaintiffs, Omega SA, Blancpain SA, Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A., Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH, Hamilton International AG, Montres Breguet S.A., Rado Uhren AG, Tissot SA, Certina AG, and Mido AG, seek entry of a default final judgment against Defendants, the Individuals, Business Entities, and Unincorporated Associations identified on Schedule “A” that operate commercial Internet websites and/or e- commerce stores that infringe Plaintiffs’ trademarks and promote and sell counterfeit goods bearing and/or using Plaintiffs’ trademarks. See generally Mot. [ECF No. 42]. Plaintiffs request the Court: (1) enjoin Defendants from producing or selling goods that infringe on their trademarks; (2) disable, or at Plaintiffs’ election, transfer the domain names at issue to Plaintiffs; (3) assign all rights, title, and interest, to the domain names to Plaintiffs and permanently delist or deindex the domain names from any Internet search engines; (4) remove the listings and associated images of goods bearing and/or using counterfeits and infringements of Plaintiffs’ trademarks at issue, and the goods of each Defendant bearing one or more of Plaintiffs’ trademarks held by the Internet marketplaces be surrendered to Plaintiffs; and (5) award statutory damages. See generally id. A Clerk’s Default [ECF No. 35] was entered against Defendants on March 10, 2022, after Defendants failed to respond to the Amended Complaint [ECF No. 24], despite having been served. See Proof of Service [ECF No. 30]. The Court having considered the record and noting no opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs’ Motion [ECF No. 42] is GRANTED for the reasons stated herein. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a default final judgment will be entered by separate order. BACKGROUND! A. Factual Background Omega SA is the owner of the following trademarks, which are valid and registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Omega Marks”):

IC 014. Watches (including pocket watches, wrist watches with or without straps, bands Q or bracelets, pendant watches, calendar

chronographs, and parts for all of the foregoing.

The factual background is taken from Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint, Motion, and supporting Declarations submitted by Plaintiffs. Page 2 of 36

734,891 July 24, 1962 |IC 014. Timepieces and Parts Thereof. CONSTELLATION | 1,223,349 J 983 NL, 014. Watches and parts thereof. ©) IC 014. Watch Cases [ , Watch Chains, and OMEGA 1,290,661 | August 21, 1984 Watch Stands Sold as a Unit with Watches ] December 18 IC 014. Watches, Wrist Watches, Portfolio DE VILLE 1,309,929 1984 > |Watches, Pendant Watches, and Miniature Clocks; and Parts Thereof. 1,776,436 June 15, 1993 |IC 014. Watches. a Q 1,827,397 March 22, 1994 014. Watches. IC 014. Watches, [ watch straps, watch December 21 bracelets and parts for the aforesaid goods; | 2,912,918 > |chronometers, chronographs; watches made 2004 of precious metals; watches partly or entirely set with precious stones. PLANET OCEAN 3,085,659 April 25, 2006 |IC 014. Watches and watch parts. SEAMASTER 3,640,080 | June 16, 2009 [IC O14. Jewelry, [ precious stones; ] horological and chronometrical instruments. IC 014. [jewelry and precious stones;] es fae 3,757,932 March 9, 2010 horological and chronometric instruments. IC 014. Watches, watch straps, watch bracelets and parts thereof, chronometers, AQUA TERRA 4,299,644 March 12, 2013 |chronographs for use as watches, watches made of precious metals, watches partly or entirely set with precious stones. CO-AXIAL 4,442,192 December 3, Ic 014. Horological and chronometric 2013 instruments. DARK SIDE OF IC 014. Horological and chronometric IC 014. Horological and chronometric QO December 6, instruments and parts for the aforesaid 5,094,915 goods; accessories namely, watch chains, OMEGA 2016 presentation cases for watches and cases for watches. CO-AXIAL . MASTER 5,266,563 |August 15, 2017 O14. Horological and chronometric CHRONOMETER

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See Decl. of Antoine Haller (“Haller Decl.”) [ECF No. 6-2] § 4. The Omega Marks are used in connection with the manufacture and distribution of high-quality goods in the categories identified above. See id. Blancpain SA is the owner of the following trademarks, which are valid and registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (““Blancpain Marks”):

Trademark Registration | Registration Class / Goods Number Date Fifty Fathom 661,036 April 29, 1958 JIC 014. Mechanical watches. 1,727,428 oe 27, IC 014. Watches and parts thereof. 4,518,491 June 4, 2013 Ic 014. Jewelry [, precious stones |; horological and chronometric instruments. See Haller Decl. ¢ 14. The Blancpain Marks are used in connection with the manufacture and distribution of quality goods in the categories identified above. See id. Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. is the owner of the following trademarks, which are valid and registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Longines Marks”):

Trademark Registration | Registration Class / Goods Number Date IIR TIO September 10, [IC 014. Watches, parts of watches, and LONGINE ° ° °

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