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Magistrate Judge
Ruby J. Krajick, Clerk of Court by.
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Plaintiffs PONY, Inc. ("PONY") and Anthony L&S Athletics, LLC ("L&S", and with
PONY, "Plaintiffs"), for their complaint against defendants Wiesner Products, Inc. ("WiesneT"")
and Haddad International, LLC ("Haddad", and with Wiesner, "Defendants"), by their attorneys
Archer & Greiner, P.C., allege on knowledge as to their own acts and otherwise on information
and belief as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1.
designation of origin, false advertising, common law trademark infringement, unfair competition,
and deceptive acts and practices in violation of the laws of the United States and the State of
New York. Plaintiff seeks an injunction, recapture of profits, damages and related relief.
2.
The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1121 and 28
U.S.C. 1331, 1338 and 1367. Plaintiffs' claims are predicated upon the Lanham Trademark
Act of 1946, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1051, et seq., and related claims under the statutory and
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common law of the State of New York. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
1391.
THE PARTIES
3.
4.
L&S is a New York limited liability company with its principal place of business
5.
Wiesner is a New York corporation with its principal place of business at 34 West
6.
Haddad is a New Jersey limited liability company with its principal place of
7.
Defendants (i) regularly conduct business in New York and in this judicial
district, (ii) have advertised, distributed, offered for sale and/or sold the infringing and
counterfeit goods at issue in this case in New York and in this judicial district, and/or (iii)
expected, intended and/or directed that the infringing and counterfeit goods at issue in this case
be resold in New York and in this judicial district by its distributors, retail accounts and/or
customers, and had full knowledge that those products were resold in New York and in this
judicial district, and/or could reasonably be expected to be resold in New York and in this
judicial district.
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PONY'S TRADEMARKS
8.
Since June 13, 2013, L&S has been the exclusive licensee for PONY-branded
footwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods in the United States and Canada. Specifically,
since June 13, 2013, L&S has had the exclusive right to design, manufacture, sell, distribute,
advertise and promote all footwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods in the United States and
Canada bearing a number of trademarks owned by PONY and registered with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (the "PONY Trademarks").
9.
including the PONY Trademarks. The PONY Trademarks include, but are not limited to, the
following United States Trademark Registrations:
Trademark
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Registration
Registration
Number
Date
1,286,085
IC
7/17/1984
025
Footwear
2,899,929
11/2/2004
025
1,286,086
7/17/1984
025
Footwear
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1,193,225
4/6/1982
025
Boots,
shoes,
slippers,
shirts, shorts, socks, jackets
and pants
2,899,930
11/2/2004
025
1,224,322
1/18/1983
025
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PONY
2,666,380
12/24/2002
025
Men's,
Women's
and
children's
clothing
namely, track suits, t-shirts,
shorts, pants, gloves, hats,
bathing suits, tennis dresses,
jackets, ski jackets and ski
pants; footwear of all kinds
Shirts, t-shirts, tank tops,
jerseys,
sweatshirts,
sweatpants,
hooded
pullovers, shorts, pants,
caps,
hats,
visors,
headbands,
wristbands,
3,687,538
9/22/2009
035
PONY
retail
stores
2,668,890
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12/31/2002
025
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2,666,379
12/24/2002
025
wristbands,
1,040,116
5/25/1976
025
Copies of the registration certificates for the Pony Trademarks are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
10.
The foregoing registrations of the PONY Trademarks are valid, subsisting and are
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12.
The PONY Trademarks have long been used by PONY and its licensees in
connection with the manufacture and distribution of various types of products and services,
including but not limited to footwear and apparel, throughout the United States.
13.
As a result of PONY's and its licensees' exclusive and extensive use and
promotion, the PONY Trademarks have acquired enormous value and recognition in the United
States and throughout the world. The PONY Trademarks are well-known to the consuming
public and trade as identifying and distinguishing PONY and its licensees exclusively and
uniquely as the source and origin of the high quality merchandise to which they are applied.
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offered for sale and/or sold in interstate commerce, socks bearing counterfeits and infringements
of the PONY Trademarks.
15.
Haddad, without the consent of PONY, has advertised, distributed, offered for
sale and/or sold in interstate commerce, socks bearing counterfeits and infringements of the
PONY Trademarks.
16.
L&S, the exclusive licensee of the PONY Trademarks, as of June 13, 2013, has
had the exclusive right to use the marks in commerce, and has never authorized or consented to
Defendants' use of the PONY Trademarks or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable
imitation thereof.
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18.
19.
Pursuant to an agreement with PONY, Wiesner was given until May 31, 2013 to
20.
After the expiration of its license with PONY, Wiesner ordered and caused to be
manufactured socks bearing the PONY Trademarks. These socks bore counterfeits and
infringements of the PONY Trademarks. Wiesner then advertised, distributed, offered for sale
and/or sold in interstate commerce the socks bearing counterfeits and infringements of the
PONY Trademarks.
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21.
Additionally, prior to the expiration of its license with PONY, Wiesner ordered
socks bearing the PONY Trademarks, but did not receive those socks - and knew that it would
not receive those socks - until after the expiration of the license agreement. Those socks were
not in Wiesner's inventory as of December 31, 2012 and was not within the purview of the
permitted sell-off. Those socks bore counterfeits and infringements of the PONY Trademarks.
Wiesner then advertised, distributed, offered for sale and/or sold in interstate commerce the
22.
Wiesner sold the socks bearing counterfeits and infringements of the PONY
23.
Haddad re-sold the socks bearing counterfeits and infringements of the PONY
24.
Socks bearing counterfeits and infringements of the PONY Trademarks have been
advertised, distributed, offered for sale and/or sold at Duane Reade's New York retail stores as
25.
sale and/or selling in interstate commerce goods bearing infringements and counterfeits of the
PONY Trademarks (a) are likely to cause confusion and mistake among the consuming public
that such goods originate with PONY and/or L&S, (b) are likely to cause confusion and mistake
among the consuming public that there is some affiliation, connection or association of
Defendants with PONY and/or L&S, and (c) are likely to cause confusion and mistake among
the consuming public that such goods are being offered to the consuming public with the
sponsorship or approval of PONY and/or L&S.
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such goods knowing that the goods bore infringements and counterfeits of the PONY
Trademarks, or willfully ignored whether the goods bore infringements and counterfeits of the
PONY Trademarks. Defendants engaged in a deliberate effort to cause confusion and mistake
among the consuming public as to the source, affiliation and/or sponsorship of said goods, and to
gain to Defendants the benefit of the enormous goodwill associated with the PONY Trademarks.
27.
Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation set forth in Paragraphs 1
28.
The PONY Trademarks, as they are being used by Defendants, are identical to or
29.
profit and has injured Plaintiffs in an amount to be determined at trial and has caused and
threatens to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs, for which Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at
law.
30.
Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation set forth in Paragraphs 1
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31.
trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. 1114, in that, among other things, such use is
likely to cause confusion, deception and mistake among the consuming public and trade as to the
source, approval and/or sponsorship of the goods bearing counterfeits and infringements of the
PONY Trademarks.
32.
profit and has injured Plaintiffs in an amount to be determined at trial and has caused and
threatens to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs, for which Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at
law.
33.
Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation set forth in Paragraphs 1
34.
the use of false or misleading designations of origin and/or the making of false or misleading
35.
profit and has injured Plaintiffs in an amount to be determined at trial and has caused and
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threatens to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs, for which Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at
law.
36.
Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation set forth in Paragraphs 1
37.
unfair competition in violation of the common law of the State of New York.
38.
profit and has injured Plaintiffs in an amount to be determined at trial and has caused and
threatens to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs, for which Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at
law.
39.
Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation set forth in Paragraphs 1
40.
and cause consumer injury. These aforementioned acts of Defendants not only harm Plaintiffs,
but also harm the public interest, in violation of New York General Business Law 349.
41.
profit and has injured Plaintiffs in an amount to be determined at trial and has caused and
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threatens to cause irreparable injury to Plaintiffs, for which Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at
law.
Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs hereby demand
a trial by jury of all claims in this litigation.
1.
affiliates, divisions, officers, directors, principals, servants, employees, successors and assigns,
and all those in active concert or participation with them, from:
(a)
(b)
offering for sale, advertising, promoting or displaying any goods bearing any unauthorized
reproduction, copy, counterfeit or colorable imitation of the PONY Trademarks;
(c)
connection with the manufacture, promotion, advertisement, display, sale, offering for sale,
production, import, export, circulation or distribution of any goods in such manner as to relate or
connect, or tend to relate or connect, such goods in any way with Plaintiffs or to any goods sold,
sponsored, approved by, or connected with Plaintiffs;
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(d)
(e)
infringing and counterfeit goods at issue, that falsely designates the origin of the goods as those
of Plaintiffs, or that is false or misleading with respect to Plaintiffs; and
(f)
or transfers of its interests in unauthorized colorable imitations of the PONY Trademarks, the
2.
Directing Defendants to (a) quarantine, preserve, not alter and allow for further
inspection, sampling and photographing of any and all inventories of the identified PONY
products during the course of the action; (b) recall through individual customer and store
notifications the identified infringing and counterfeit goods at issue; and (c) deliver for
destruction all goods, labels, tags, artwork, prints, signs, packages, dyes, plates, molds, matrices
and any other means of production, wrappers, receptacles and advertisements in their possession,
custody or control bearing any unauthorized reproductions, copies, or colorable imitations of the
PONY Trademarks or any marks or designs confusingly similar thereto, either individually or in
conjunction with other words, marks or designs.
3.
Directing such other relief as the Court may deem appropriate to prevent the trade
and public from deriving any erroneous impression that any product at issue in this case that has
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been offered for sale, sold or otherwise circulated or promoted by Defendants is authorized by
Plaintiffs, or is related to or associated in any way with Plaintiffs' products.
4.
Requiring Defendants to account and pay over to Plaintiffs, all profits realized by
their wrongful acts and directing that such profits be enhanced due to, inter alia, Defendants'
willful actions.
5.
Awarding Plaintiffs damages for the injuries sustained by Plaintiffs and directing
that such damages be trebled due to, inter alia, Defendants' willful actions.
6.
$2,000,000 per mark for each type of good in connection with which Defendants used
counterfeits of the PONY Trademarks.
7.
Awarding Plaintiffs their costs and reasonable attorneys' and investigatory fees,
8.
Directing that this Court retain jurisdiction of this action for the purpose of
enabling Plaintiffs to apply to the Court at any time for such further orders and interpretation or
execution of any order entered in this action, for the modification of any such order, for the
enforcement or compliance therewith and for the punishment of any violations thereof.
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9.
Awarding Plaintiffs such other and further reliefas the Court may deem just and
proper.
Respectfully submitted,
By:
PatpM^Papalia (PP-2059)
pcfjtpalia(5),archerlaw.com
Main Street, Suite 353
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