PLUGINZ KEYCHAINS LLC

v.

THE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE A

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Pluginz Keychains LLC and Mike Stricklin (“Plaintiffs”) Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgement (“Motion”), ECF No. [66], filed on May 28, 2025.

Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Clerk's Entry of Default on April 22, 2025, against the Defendants identified in the attached Schedule A ("Defaulting Defendants”) [fn 1]. ECF No. [47]. A Clerk's Default was entered against Defaulting Defendants on April 28, 2025, ECF No. [48], as Defaulting Defendants failed to appear, answer, or otherwise timely respond to the Complaint, despite having been served. Plaintiffs now seek entry of final default judgment against Defaulting

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Defendants. The Court has carefully considered the Motion, the record in this case, the applicable law, and is otherwise fully advised. For the following reasons, Plaintiffs' Motion is denied without prejudice.

In addition to a permanent injunction “enjoin[ing] Defaulting Defendants from continuing to infringe any of Plaintiffs' intellectual property rights,” Plaintiffs seek damages pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1114 for Trademark Counterfeiting and Infringement (Count I) and 35 U.S.C. § 271 for Design Patent Infringement (Count II). ECF Nos. [1] at 12-15, [66] at 15-23. Regarding Count I, statutory damages may range from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $200,000 “per counterfeit mark per type of goods or services sold, offered for sale, or distributed, as the court considers just[.]” 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c)(1). Alternatively, the Court may impose damages of “not more than $2,000,000” if it “finds that the use of the counterfeit mark was willful . . . as the [C]ourt considers just.” Id. § 1117(c)(2). Plaintiffs argue “this Court should award a significant amount of statutory damages under the Lanham Act to ensure Defaulting Defendants do not continue their intentional and willful counterfeiting activities.” ECF No. [66] at 17. However, it is unclear why Plaintiffs seek $200,000 in damages under Count I for some of the Defaulting Defendants, but not others. See ECF No. [66-11]. Plaintiffs do not provide any explanation as to why some Defaulting Defendants should be ordered to pay $200,000 in damages for Count I, but others should not be ordered to pay any damages at all. Id.

Regarding Count II, 35 U.S.C. § 289 states infringers of a design patent “shall be liable to the owner [of the patent] to the extent of his total profit, but not less than $250[.]” 35 U.S.C. § 289. Plaintiffs state they "seek lost profits in connection with eighty-four (84) Defaulting Defendants[,]" ECF No. [66] at 19 & n.3, and provide “[a] table identifying the calculated damages for each Defaulting Defendant for infringement of Plaintiffs' Design Patent[.]” See ECF No. [66-

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11]. However, in lieu of determining the amount of actual lost profits from Defaulting Defendants' infringement, Plaintiffs apparently “rel[y] on the reported entire revenue amount for the Defaulting Defendant.” ECF No. [66] at 23 n.4. Plaintiffs provide no binding case law to indicate that such an extraordinary remedy would be appropriate where Plaintiffs cannot determine how much of the Defendant's profit is derived from infringing profits. Additionally, the chart listing the amount of “lost profits sought" per Defaulting Defendant does not state whether the “lost profits” are “gross profits for a specific infringing product” or “the reported entire revenue amount for the Defaulting Defendant." Id.

Plaintiffs seek an entry of final default judgment against 111 Defaulting Defendants, with total damages for each individual Defendant ranging from $250.00 to $213,272.56. ECF No. [66- 13] at 7-13. As Plaintiffs note, “[t]he Court has wide discretion to set an amount of statutory damages." ECF No. [66] at 16. However, there must be a sufficient legal and factual basis for the Court to determine what remedies are appropriate. Anheuser Busch, Inc. v. Philpot, 317 F. 3d 1264, 1266 (11th Cir. 2003) (“A court has an obligation to assure that there is a legitimate basis for any damage award it enters[.]”). Plaintiffs have not provided sufficient facts for the Court to determine the amount of damages that should be awarded for each Defaulting Defendant. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs' Motion, ECF No. [66] is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs may file a renewed Motion for Default Final Judgment by June 17, 2025. Failure to comply with this Order may result in dismissal without prejudice as to the Defaulting Defendants. See ECF No. [49].

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DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on June 3, 2025.

BETH BLOOM

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

cc: Counsel of record

Guy Shimron 9 Golomb st Kefar Sava 4435709 Israel

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SCHEDULE A

DOE

Defendant Seller Name Defendant Marketplace 1 CBK1688 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103837713 2 ECOHOUSE Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101959710 3 ICERAY DMX512 Official Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103011240 Store 4 Jason Star Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103180356 5 JUSHANG Store Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103322468 6 Kitchenware Helper Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101754683 7 Mold Official Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1102884601 8 Shop1102212642 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1102208643 9 Shop1103525157 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103538026 10 | Shop1103771128 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103771128 11 Shop1103839437 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103842466 12 Shop1104048046 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104046039 13 Shop1104166335 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104152387 14 | Shop1104205742 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104214690 15 Shop1104207043 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104211042 16 Shop1104212590 Store https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104213608 17 | Shop1104215657 Store ://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104217320 18 Shop1104217629 Store 19 Shop1104262217 Store 20 | Shop1104271858 Store 21 | Shop911227083 Store 24 XiaoYan Liang 25 ZhaoYUMENG 26 a674 27 abfl 28 aiyueele10 29 cpqp 30 d1fs 31 dold 32 dpfa 33 e80c 34 eerj 35 fzcte4 36 hjek ps://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104229009 https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104262218 https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104277869 https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101589191 https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller=A19LIAN6TB

UJ47

https://www.amazon.com/sp?seller=AKWD7WKN

DPMER

https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819289.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21748718.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21750230.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21818709.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819758.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21818386.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819362.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21818141.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819081.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21751131.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819752.html

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Defendant Seller Name Defendant Marketplace 37 kttv 38 nannall 39 spenceri 40 tlpn 41 ujch 42 wedswty998 43 xklv 44 yani3 https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21818478.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21815071.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21750880.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/abou us/21818375.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819311.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21815240.html https://www.dhgate.com/store/aboutus/21819091.html us/21814887.html 45 Alon Stikalro 46 craziest deals24 47 ezbuydeals 1 48 kaishengchen-1 49 kome0-16 52 olgaaka 53 panda shop 54 rotgo 56 55 shi 3446 56 FreddieArtGallery 57 MagicMixMarket 58 TheRackeet 61

FSTNICETED

63 YEDSWWQAS https://www.dhgate.com/store/abouthttps://www.ebay.com/usr/alonstikalro https://www.ebay.com/usr/craziest deals24 https://www.ebay.com/usr/ezbuydeals 1 https://www.ebay.com/usr/kaishengchen-1 https://www.ebay.com/usr/kome016 https://www.ebay.com/usr/olgaaka https://www.ebay.com/usr/panda_sh0p/ https://www.ebay.com/usr/rotgo 56 https://www.ebay.com/usr/shi_3446 https://www.etsy.com/inen/shop/FreddieArtGallery https://www.etsy.com/in-en/shop/MagicMixMarket https://www.etsy.com/in-en/shop/TheRackeet https://us.shein.com/store/home?store_code=49687 72678 https://us.shein.com/store/home?store_code=67631 00391 64 yongyouwopinshishangmtian 81732 65 HHMG 66 HHMG ONEshop 67 Realsin 68 Red Mansion Shop 71 TJ surpassing 72 ushophoues 73 YueElite 74 Batte Forte https://us.shein.com/store/home?store_code=17606 https://www.temu.com/hhmg-m- 634418216810540.html https://www.temu.com/hhmg--m- 634418217152683.html https://www.temu.com/realsin-m- 634418215357650.html https://www.temu.com/red-mansion-shop-m- 634418216356404.html https://www.temu.com/tj--m- 634418213450826.html https://www.temu.com/ushophoues-m- 634418217731572.html https://www.temu.com/yueelite-m- 634418216998461.html https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102528709

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Defendant Seller Name Defendant Marketplace 76 chengyishangmao https://www.walmart.com/reviews/seller/10252166 0 79

ERUWIQUIEEQIOWRU

KUASDU

https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101651414 90

KUOZHUOW

https://www.walmart.com/reviews/seller/10251308 5 92 liupengmaoyi https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102496918 93 mailuoqiye https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102628997 94 Malibure https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101574073 99 shenzhen zhenfengshangmao you https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101692559 xian gong si 102 Shuzhi Small Shop https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102514418 103 Springxwear https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102542629 107 ΧΙΑNFENG GROUP https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101680904 108 XIYUNO https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/102484224 109 Yijieelectronic https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101593777 110 Yzjmsha https://www.walmart.com/reviews/seller/10258495 9 111 Zynic https://www.walmart.com/global/seller/101567270

[fn 1]: The attached Schedule A has been revised to remove several Defendants that were included on the Schedule A to Plaintiffs' Request for Clerk's Entry of Default, ECF No. [47], for whom Plaintiffs initially intended to seek default against but no longer intend to. Accordingly, Plaintiffs state they are not seeking default against Defendants Likee Store (DOE 22), M + L (DOE 23), linhu2594 (DOE 50), My Best French Shop (DOE 51), AIMIYU (DOE 59), Bole keychain (DOE 60), woofield (DOE 62), sunsen (DOE 69), TGNB (DOE 70), Beyond technology Co. ltd (DOE 75), dongyuheng (DOE 77), EQWIROUWQEIOR (DOE 78), Fattazi (DOE 80), Gealach (DOE 83), guqishangmao (DOE 84), Huang zhong wen Home Store (DOE 86), kuizhilinshangmao (DOE 89), Li shun jin (DOE 91), Midewhik (DOE 95), panzanmaoyi02 (DOE 96), pobucishangmao (DOE 97), shaotellme shop (DOE 98), SHUJIN Co.Ltd (DOE 100), SHUYING Co.Ltd (DOE 101), Tanyoung (DOE 104), tongmuxue (DOE 105), ViLaViDe LLC (DOE 106).