Herman Miller, Inc. et al v. Classic Maker Ltd., et al
Plaintiff: Herman Miller, Inc., Design Within Reach, Inc. and The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
Defendant: Unknown Parties, Interior Icons and Classic Maker Ltd.
Case Number: 1:2020cv00312
Filed: April 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Sally J Berens
Referring Judge: Robert J Jonker
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1114
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 26, 2020 Filing 31 REPORT from the Clerk, WDMI, to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the determination of a TRADEMARK ACTION (mg)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER denying #28 motion to stay; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting STIPULATION #27 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
October 15, 2020 Filing 28 MOTION to stay Closure of Case for 30 Days Pending Plaintiffs' Forthcoming Proposal As To Unnamed DOE Defendants by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc.; (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
October 15, 2020 Filing 27 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER for Consent Judgment by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Consent Judgment) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
September 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER requiring closing documents to be submitted by 10/23/2020; Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 10/7/2020 is canceled; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
September 30, 2020 Filing 25 JOINT STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum Notifying the Court of Execution of Settlement Agreement (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
September 30, 2020 MOTION for order regarding deadlines (as taken from #25 ) by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum ; (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul) (mg) Modified text on 9/30/2020 (filed under the directive of chambers) (mg).
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting STIPULATION #23 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
September 3, 2020 Filing 23 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER (Final Joint Request to Extend Deadline to Respond to Complaint) by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
August 31, 2020 (DISREGARD) Copy of Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order #22 sent via U.S. Mail to Aaron Morse (mg) Modified text on 8/31/2020; filed in error (mg).
August 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting STIPULATION #21 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
August 27, 2020 Filing 21 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Extending Time for Interior Icons to Respond to Complaint until September 3, 2020 by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
August 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting STIPULATION #18 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
August 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 10/7/2020 at 03:00 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker; status report due by 9/30/2020 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
August 13, 2020 Filing 18 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER to Extend Deadline to Respond to First Amended Complaint until August 27, 2020 by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
July 30, 2020 Filing 17 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Interior Icons, Unknown Parties filed by Herman Miller, Inc., Design Within Reach, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
July 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting STIPULATION #15 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
July 16, 2020 Filing 15 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Extending Defendant's Deadline to Respond to Complaint to August 3, 2020 by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
June 29, 2020 Filing 14 STIPULATION of the Parties to Extend Deadline to Respond to the Complaint until July 20, 2020 by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
May 26, 2020 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Herman Miller, Inc., Design Within Reach, Inc. as to Interior Icons waiver sent on 5/7/2020, answer due 7/6/2020 (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER denying at this time #10 motion for alternate service; granting #10 motion for discovery, subject to condition set out in this order ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
May 1, 2020 Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT in support of Motion for Alternate Service,, Motion for Discovery, #10 (Supplemental Declaration Relating to Motion) filed by Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
April 22, 2020 Filing 10 MOTION for alternate service on Interior Icons, MOTION for discovery on an expedited early basis by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc.; (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #2 Affidavit of Jonathan Moskin, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Affidavit of Fred Pretrovsky, #8 Affidavit of Lori Simpson, #9 Proposed Order) (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
April 16, 2020 Filing 9 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Interior Icons (mg)
April 16, 2020 Filing 8 CORRECTED PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #1 (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul) Modified text on 4/16/2020 (mg).
April 14, 2020 Filing 7 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #1 (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
April 13, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE that this case has been assigned Robert J. Jonker ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee (mg)
April 13, 2020 Filing 5 REPORT from the Clerk, WDMI, to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the filing of a TRADEMARK ACTION (mg)
April 13, 2020 SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to defendants Interior Icons, Unknown Parties (filing fee not paid and none provided) (mg)
April 13, 2020 FILING FEE PAID re #1 by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. in the amount of $400, receipt number AMIWDC-5126973 (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
April 9, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Report to the USPTO of Filing of an Action Regarding Trademarks by plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Kashcheyeva, Irina)
April 9, 2020 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Design Within Reach, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Herman Miller, Inc. for Design Within Reach, Inc. (Kashcheyeva, Irina)
April 9, 2020 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Herman Miller, Inc. (Kashcheyeva, Irina)
April 9, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against DOES, Interior Icons filed by Herman Miller, Inc., Design Within Reach, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H) (Kashcheyeva, Irina)
April 9, 2020 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jean-Paul Ciardullo on behalf of plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Ciardullo, Jean-Paul)
April 9, 2020 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jonathan E. Moskin on behalf of plaintiffs Design Within Reach, Inc., Herman Miller, Inc. (Moskin, Jonathan)

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Plaintiff: Herman Miller, Inc.
Represented By: Jean-Paul Ciardullo
Represented By: Jonathan E. Moskin
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Plaintiff: The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
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