Trove Brands, LLC v. JH Studios, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

TROVE BRANDS, LLC f/k/a Sundesa, LLC, Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 8:19-cv-1809-KKM-AAS JH STUDIOS, INC., Defendant.

ORDER The Court entered a default judgment against JH Studios, Inc., after it failed to

appear or otherwise defend against Trove Brands, LLC,’s claims that JH infringed its

patents and trademarks. (Doc. 40; Doc. 44; Doc. 45.) Trove now moves for attorney’s fees. (Doc. 47.) After reviewing the motion, the Magistrate Judge twice ordered Trove to submit additional support for its request. (Doc. 49; Doc. 51.) Considering the motion, (Doc. 47), and Trove’s additional filings, (Doc. 50; Doc. 52), the Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court grant the motion in part and deny it in part. (Doc. 53). The fourteen-day deadline for Trove to object to the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation has passed. It did not object. Nevertheless, the Court reviews the

Magistrate Judge’s legal conclusions de novo. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d

603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); See LeCroy v. McNeil, 397 F. App’x 554, 556 (11th Cir. 2010) (per curiam). After a complete review, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge. As the Magistrate Judge explained, (Doc. 53 at 3-4, 8-15), attorney’s fees are appropriate under 15 U.S.C. § 117(a) and 35 U.S.C. § 285, but Trove is not entitled to the full amount it requested because not all hours expended were reasonable or sufficiently explained. Accordingly, the following is ORDERED: 1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes. (Doc. 53.) 2. Trove Brand, LLC’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. (Doc. 47.) Trove is entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees of $40,677.88. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on March 18, 2022.

fatten Kamal Mirseht athryn’ Kimball Mizelle United States District Judge