Kinon Surface Design, Inc. v. Hyatt International Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Kinon Surface Design, Inc.
Defendant: Hyatt International Technical Services, Inc., Hyatt International Hotel Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd., China Resources (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Hyatt International Corporation and Hyatt of China Limited
Case Number: 1:2019cv07736
Filed: November 22, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Kendall
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 501
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16589497. (Goins, Jonathan)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Parties' Stipulation for extension of time to file responsive pleadings #15 is granted. Answer shall be due by 2/18/2020. Joint Status Report due by 2/25/2020. Initial Status hearing reset for 3/2/2020 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice (lk, )
December 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION by Defendants Hyatt International Corporation, Hyatt International Hotel Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Hyatt International Technical Services, Inc., Hyatt of China Limited for extension of time (Parties' Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleadings) (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing Notice of Filing Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleadings)(Salazar, Cynthia)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 2/12/2020 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 2/7/2020. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (lk, )
December 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Hyatt International Corporation, Hyatt International Hotel Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Hyatt International Technical Services, Inc., Hyatt of China Limited by Cynthia Salazar (Salazar, Cynthia)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kinon Surface Design, Inc. as to Hyatt International Corporation on 12/12/2019, answer due 1/2/2020. (Rothman, Joel)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kinon Surface Design, Inc. as to Hyatt International Technical Services, Inc. on 12/12/2019, answer due 1/2/2020. (Rothman, Joel)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE by Kinon Surface Design, Inc. of Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement (Rothman, Joel)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kinon Surface Design, Inc. by Craig Anthony Wirth CORRECTED APPEARANCE FORM (Wirth, Craig)
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kinon Surface Design, Inc. by Yanling Jiang (Jiang, Yanling)
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kinon Surface Design, Inc. by Keith A. Vogt (Vogt, Keith)
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kinon Surface Design, Inc. by Craig Anthony Wirth (Wirth, Craig)
December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants China Resources (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Hyatt International Corporation, Hyatt International Hotel Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Hyatt International Technical Services, Inc., Hyatt of China Limited (yt, )
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (pj, )
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (pj, )
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kinon Surface Design, Inc. by Joel Benjamin Rothman (Rothman, Joel)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Rothman, Joel)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Copyright Infringement (Injunctive Relief Demanded) filed by Kinon Surface Design, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16470914. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Kinon Pattern 228, #2 Exhibit 2 - Registration, #3 Exhibit 3 - HOC Redacted Agreement, #4 Exhibit 4 - HIHM Redacted Agreement, #5 Exhibit 5 - HITs Redacted Agreement, #6 Exhibit 6 - Photograph Agreement)(Rothman, Joel)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (txl, )

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