North Atlantic Operating Company, Inc. v. E.M.A. Distribution, Inc.

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North Atlantic Operating Company sues E.M.A. Distribution and others for trademark infringement over tobacco product branding.

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Counsel of record

For the plaintiff

Greenberg Traurig LLPJacqueline Brousseau
Greenberg Traurig, LLPCameron M. Nelson
Greenberg Traurig, P.AGiancarlo Scaccia
Husch Blackwell LLPMark P Bhuptani

For the defendant

Levin Law Group, PLLCYevgeny Levin
Slater Slater Schulman LLPLance Ringer
Sobel Law Group, LLCBella Pevzner
Steven L. KeatsSteven Lloyd Keats
The Silber Law Firm, LLCMeyer Y. Silber
Independent counselChristopher Joel Fromme

Other counsel (amici, etc.)

AcumenADR LLCNoah J Hanft

Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Docket no.: 1:22-cv-04529
Nature of suit: Trademark
Filed: 2022-08-02
Last filing: 2025-07-25

Cause

15:1114 Trademark Infringement

Entities in this case

E.M.A. Distribution North Atlantic Operating

Parties

Republic Technologies International S.A.S. (plaintiff) National Tobacco Company, L.P. (plaintiff) North Atlantic Operating Company, Inc. (plaintiff) Ahmed Sakran (defendant) Ezra Zaiat (defendant) The Brand Guy LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company (defendant) Zees Products LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company (defendant) SIMCHA WILNER (defendant) Craig Goldstein (defendant) John Does 1-10 (defendant) Emad Alareqi (defendant) E.M.A. Distribution, Inc. (defendant) Noah J Hanft (mediator)

Docket entries

2024-09-09
Order(Other)
2024-06-04
Scheduling Order
2024-02-20
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery AND Scheduling Order
2023-10-06
1 - Terminate Hearings AND Scheduling Order
2023-06-30
Initial Conference Hearing AND ~Util - Case Referred to Mediation AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
2023-02-27
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
2023-01-31
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
2023-01-20
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
2022-12-21
Incorrect Case-Document Information
2022-12-19
Order on Motion to Amend/Correct/Supplement
2022-11-16
Order on Motion for Pre Motion Conference
2022-09-22
Notice(Other)
2022-09-07
Scheduling Order AND 1 - Terminate Hearings
2022-09-06
Incorrect Case-Document Information
2022-08-26
Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
2022-08-24
Order on Motion for Discovery
2022-08-23
Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
2022-08-18
Scheduling Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
2022-08-18
Order(Other)
2022-08-17
Order(Other)

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