NBCUniversal Media, LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

Summary

NBCUniversal is suing 19 defendants—mostly Chinese entities and online sellers—for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. The defendants allegedly used NBCUniversal's trademarks without authorization, likely on counterfeit or knockoff merchandise sold online. NBCUniversal is seeking to stop the infringing sales and recover damages.

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Cause

15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

Entities in this case

Parties

Knowledgebuy (defendant) YLOVAN.Inc (defendant) superfastpost (defendant) Shineyao (defendant) s_wheat US (defendant) Noexogreyhok1 (defendant) hotredburger (defendant) Zwc uswallart (defendant) zhangjiaqibaodan (defendant) xuelezuomao (defendant) WuLiXiasmogul (defendant) Tuilia (defendant) SZ0000189 (defendant) sz_8888818 (defendant) shuangwk3473 (defendant) shizhongshangjiancaiyouxianfdf (defendant) Shiji Trading Co., Ltd. (defendant) shanxixinchuanyajianzhugongcheng (defendant) shanxihuapudongshangmao (defendant) shangcaixianguanfengzhongzhijiatingnongchang (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #312026-09-03

   NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by NBCUniversal Media, LLC as to a certain Defendant (Gaudio, Justin) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

2. #302026-08-20

   PRELIMINARY Injunction Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 8/20/2026. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

3. #282026-08-20

   MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Motion hearing held on 8/20/2026. No one was present on behalf of defendants. For the reasons stated on the record, Plaintiff's motion for entry of a preliminary injunction 25 is granted. Enter Preliminary Injunction Order. The Clerk's office is directed to unseal Schedule A to the Complaint 3, Exhibit 2 to the Complaint 4, Exhibits to the Declaration of Steve Kang 19, the Order Authorizing Expedited Discovery 23, and the TRO 22 . Plaintiff's counsel is ordered to add ALL Defendant names listed in Schedule A to the docket within three business days. Instructions can be found on the court's website https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_cmecf/pdfs/v60/Add_Terminate_Instructions.pdf. A telephone status hearing is set for 10/20/2026 at 9:15 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

4. #272026-08-18

   MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: A telephone hearing as to the motion for preliminary injunction 25 is set for 8/20/2026 at 9:15 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

5. #262026-08-18

   MEMORANDUM by NBCUniversal Media, LLC in support of motion for preliminary injunction 25 (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kahlia R. Halpern)(Halpern, Kahlia) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

6. #252026-08-18

   MOTION by Plaintiff NBCUniversal Media, LLC for preliminary injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Halpern, Kahlia) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

7. 2026-08-18

   NEW PARTIES: A12MYQ7C5E96J7, A1CU3YX9QRPWK6, A1MP6C1FW88WE8, A1O7TD6GPIO1QW, A1VKGQYL09SAJS, A216F0DIJX5VUP, A32A7YY0PLWGZ4, A38O9CYF3IZYXG, A3HLSODU25XE8L, A3QBP8JQU1DD2O, AXD17RPCTUBB8, AXQOBBASQC53J, Brital, CENJINGKOSAIEJHIGD, Dacai, dailijun001, fujianshengzhiruankejiyouxiangongsi, guangxiyaotiannongyetouziyouxiangongsi, HanXueYuXiaoTanHua, HeHangShangMao, HonZhi, JRTAL, JYM_shangmao01, kuixiaozhichangshui, LaiLu, LvYanFeng--us, Memoria Custom, nanningguikunshangmaoyouxiangongsi, paokenncz7, QRTY POSTER, shangcaixianguanfengzhongzhijiatingnongchang, shanxihuapudongshangmao, shanxixinchuanyajianzhugongcheng, Shiji Trading Co., Ltd., shizhongshangjiancaiyouxianfdf, shuangwk3473, sz_8888818, SZ0000189, Tuilia, WuLiXiasmogul, xuelezuomao, zhangjiaqibaodan, Zwc uswallart, hotredburger, Noexogreyhok1, s_wheat US, Shineyao, superfastpost, YLOVAN.Inc and Knowledgebuy added to case caption. (Gaudio, Justin)

8. #292026-08-13

   SURETY BOND in the amount of $ 41,000 posted by NBCUniversal Media, LLC (emc, ) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

9. #242026-08-10

   Registry Deposit Information Form by NBCUniversal Media, LLC (Halpern, Kahlia) (Entered: 08/10/2026)

10. #232026-08-07

    ORDER Authorizing Expedited Discovery. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 8/7/2026. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) Modified on 8/20/2026 (ecw, ). (Main Document 23 replaced on 8/21/2026) (td, ). (Entered: 08/07/2026)

11. #222026-08-07

    TEMPORARY Restraining Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 8/7/2026. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) Modified on 8/20/2026 (ecw, ). (Main Document 22 replaced on 8/21/2026) (td, ). (Entered: 08/07/2026)

12. #212026-08-07

    MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Ex parte motion for entry of a temporary restraining order, including a temporary injunction, a temporary asset restraint, and expedited discovery 15 is granted. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

13. #202026-08-07

    MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The Court requires that any motion for a temporary restraining order and/or asset freeze is accompanied by a declaration from an attorney of record that provides the following information. First, to demonstrate the immediate harm necessary to grant the drastic remedy of an ex parte temporary restraining order, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant has sold or offered to sell the allegedly infringing product(s) within the last two months and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Generally, evidence that a defendant has sold or offered to sell the infringing products within the last two months may include: (1) screenshots of the listings collected within the last two months; (2) screenshots older than two months with an attestation that the listings reflected in the screenshots have been checked within the last two months and were active; or (3) evidence of a purchase by a customer in Illinois within the last two months. Second, as relevant to personal jurisdiction, without which any temporary restraining order or asset freeze would be invalid, the declaration must confirm that each named defendant sold at least one allegedly infringing product to a customer in Illinois and describe the evidence supporting this confirmation. Here, "sold" means that the defendant accepted an order and payment for an allegedly infringing product to be shipped to Illinois. Third, to assure that Court that the rights of defendants who have not yet been served are being appropriately protected, the declaration must identify the case number(s) and assigned judge(s) for any pending case(s) brought by the plaintiff(s) against any of the named defendants, noting whether the intellectual property at issue was the same or different than in this case. If it is the same, the declaration should describe the disposition of the other case. The Court will address any motion for a temporary restraining order only after receipt of the described declaration, which can be filed contemporaneously with the motion.Additionally, to the extent Plaintiff also makes a motion for expedited discovery or for an order permitting electronic service of process, Plaintiff should submit a proposed order for that relief that is separate from the proposed order for the TRO and asset restraint. The proposed order for the TRO and asset restraint should name the relevant defendants directly in the order, without reference to Schedule A. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

14. #192026-08-07

    EXHIBIT by Plaintiff NBCUniversal Media, LLC Exhibit 2 regarding declaration 18 (Gaudio, Justin) Modified on 8/20/2026 (ecw, ). (Main Document 19 replaced on 8/21/2026) (td, ). (Entered: 08/07/2026)

15. #182026-08-07

    DECLARATION of Steve Kang regarding memorandum in support of motion 16 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Gaudio, Justin) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

16. #172026-08-07

    DECLARATION of Justin R. Gaudio regarding memorandum in support of motion 16 (Gaudio, Justin) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

17. #162026-08-07

    MEMORANDUM by NBCUniversal Media, LLC in support of motion for temporary restraining order 15 (Gaudio, Justin) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

18. #152026-08-07

    MOTION by Plaintiff NBCUniversal Media, LLC for temporary restraining order including a Temporary Injunction, a Temporary Asset Restraint, and Expedited Discovery (Gaudio, Justin) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

19. 2026-08-05

    CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (axm, )

20. 2026-08-05

    CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (axm, )

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