CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C. v. CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC et al
Plaintiff: CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.
Defendant: CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC and CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC
Case Number: 1:2017cv01139
Filed: December 22, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Office: NCMD Office
County: Guilford
Presiding Judge: JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE
Referring Judge: THOMAS D SCHROEDER
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1125
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 14, 2019 Filing 30 FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIONBY CONSENT, signed by CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 6/14/2019, as set out herein.(Butler, Carol)
June 12, 2019 Case Reported Settled at Mediation (Gammon, Cheryl)
June 11, 2019 Filing 28 Joint MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction)(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
June 11, 2019 Motion Submitted to CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER: #28 Joint MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment. (Engle, Anita)
April 1, 2019 Filing 27 NOTICE of Hearing: JULY Master Trial Calendar: Jury Trial set for 7/6/2020 at 09:30 AM in Unassigned Courtroom before UNASSIGNED JUDGE. Pretrial disclosures due 6/5/2020. Motions in limine due 6/12/2020. Any objections to pretrial disclosures and responses to motions in limine due 6/19/2020. Trial brief along with proposed instructions due 6/15/2020. (Engle, Anita)
January 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER Appointing ROBERT A. BEASON as the Mediator pursuant to LR 83.9d(a). Signed by John S. Brubaker, Clerk of Court. (Gammon, Cheryl)
January 9, 2019 MEDIATION SCHEDULING ORDER ; Mediation due by 9/27/2019. (Gammon, Cheryl)
January 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Joi Elizabeth Peake on 01/08/2019, that the parties' Joint rule 26(f) Report #24 is approved as submitted and as noted herein. Mediation due by 9/27/2019. Plaintiff's Amended Pleadings due by 4/26/2019. Defendant's Amended Pleadings due by 4/26/2019. Discovery due by 9/27/2019. Joinder of Parties for Plaintiff due by 4/26/2019. Joinder of Parties for Defendant due by 4/26/2019.The parties have agreed that Robert Beason will mediate this case. The parties do not consent to refer this case to a Magistrate Judge. A jury trial has been demanded. Trial expected to last 3-5 days. (Coyne, Michelle)
January 7, 2019 Motions Referred: RE: #24 Rule 26(f) Report (Joint) filed by all parties, to MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE (Garrett, Kim)
January 4, 2019 Filing 24 Rule 26(f) Report (Joint) filed by all parties by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C..(SAR, DAVID)
November 29, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE of Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing: Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing set for 1/24/2019 09:30 AM in Winston-Salem Courtroom #3 before MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE. (Garrett, Kim)
November 27, 2018 Filing 22 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand (Answer to Counterclaim) by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.. (SAR, DAVID)
November 7, 2018 Filing 21 ANSWER to Amended Complaint , Counterclaim against by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC. (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
October 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 10/23/2018; that Defendants' motion to dismiss (Doc. #16 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows: Counts Five and Six of Plaintiff's amended complaint (Doc. #13 ), to the extent they purport to maintain a cause of action for an accounting and cancellation of registration, respectively, are DISMISSED as such, provided that to the extent Plaintiff requests those same remedies in the prayer for relief, those requests will be treated along with Plaintiff's other requested remedies at the appropriate stage of the litigation; otherwise, the motion to dismiss is DENIED. (Sheets, Jamie)
April 26, 2018 Motion Submitted to CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER: #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. (Engle, Anita)
April 25, 2018 Filing 19 REPLY, filed by Defendants CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC, to Response to #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
April 11, 2018 Filing 18 RESPONSE in Opposition re #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC filed by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.. Replies due by 4/25/2018 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-USPTO record of Third-party Cancelled Reg. No. 3233149)(SAR, DAVID)
March 22, 2018 Filing 17 Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. Response to Motion due by 4/12/2018 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-ClearDefense Pest Control registration, #2 Exhibit 2-Cancellation of Clear Defense Trademark, #3 Exhibit 3-CDL filed trademark application, #4 Exhibit 4-Clear Defense registration for hand gel, #5 Exhibit 5-Clear Defense registration for mold-resistant coatings, #6 Exhibit 6-ClearDefense Pest of Charlotte application, #7 Exhibit 7-Clear Defense martial arts application, #8 Exhibit 8-Other registrations with index, #9 Exhibit 9-Specimen from CDL trademark application, #10 Exhibit 10-Certificate of Dissolution, #11 Exhibit 11-Unclaimed Yelp page, #12 Exhibit 12-Bilfinger registration, #13 Exhibit 13-Bilfinger Declaration of Use, #14 Exhibit 14-BASF registration, #15 Exhibit 15-Nitto Denko logo registration, #16 Exhibit 16-DSM registration, #17 Exhibit 17-DSM declaration of use, #18 Exhibit 18-Rasco registration, #19 Exhibit 19-Rasco notice of cancellation, #20 Exhibit 20-Green Squad registration, #21 Exhibit 21-SCV Hydrogarden registration, #22 Exhibit 22-ClearDefense Pest application, #23 Exhibit 23-Office action for Clear Defense martial arts, #24 Exhibit 24-ClearDefense Pest notice of publication)(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER) Modified on 3/23/2018 to correct docket text and event type (Coyne, Michelle).
March 22, 2018 Filing 16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. Response to Motion due by 4/12/2018 (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
March 13, 2018 Filing 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #13 Amended Complaint, by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Motion)(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
March 13, 2018 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #15 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer for All Defendants. Answer due by 3/22/2018. Signed by John Brubaker, Clerk of Court, on 03/13/2017. (Brubaker, John)
March 2, 2018 Filing 14 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC filed by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.. Replies due by 3/16/2018 (SAR, DAVID)
March 1, 2018 Filing 13 AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC, filed by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Defendants' uses)(SAR, DAVID)
February 9, 2018 Filing 12 BRIEF re #11 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-ClearDefense Pest Control registration, #2 Exhibit 2-Cancellation of Clear Defense Trademark, #3 Exhibit 3-CDL filed trademark application, #4 Exhibit 4-Clear Defense registration for hand gel, #5 Exhibit 5-Clear Defense registration for mold-resistant coatings, #6 Exhibit 6-ClearDefense Pest of Charlotte application, #7 Exhibit 7-Clear Defense martial arts application, #8 Exhibit 8-Other registrations with index, #9 Exhibit 9-Specimen from CDL trademark application, #10 Exhibit 10-Office action for Clear Defense martial arts)(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER) Modified on 2/9/2018 to replace Exhibits 7-9 with correct images. (Daniel, J)
February 9, 2018 Filing 11 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. Response to Motion due by 3/2/2018 (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
January 11, 2018 Filing 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
January 11, 2018 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer for All Defendants. Answer due by 2/9/2018. Signed by John Brubaker, Clerk of Court, on 1/11/2018. (Brubaker, John)
January 8, 2018 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed pursuant to FRCP 7.1(a) by Defendant CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC.(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
January 8, 2018 Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed pursuant to FRCP 7.1(a) by Defendant CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC.(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
January 8, 2018 Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed pursuant to FRCP 7.1(a) by Defendant CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC by CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC.(GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
January 8, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney CHRISTOPHER TERRY GRAEBE on behalf of Defendants CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC (GRAEBE, CHRISTOPHER)
December 22, 2017 Filing 5 Notice of Right to Consent. Counsel shall serve the attached form on all parties. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form) (Sheets, Jamie)
December 22, 2017 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF GREENSBORO, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF CHARLOTTE, LLC, CLEARDEFENSE PEST CONTROL OF RALEIGH, LLC. (Attachments: #1 CDPC of Charlotte, #2 CDPC of Raleigh) (Sheets, Jamie)
December 22, 2017 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed pursuant to FRCP 7.1(a) by Plaintiff CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C. (SAR, DAVID)
December 22, 2017 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0418-2264125.), filed by CLEAR DEFENSE, L.L.C.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Defendant's uses)(SAR, DAVID)
December 22, 2017 CASE REFERRED to Mediation pursuant to Local Rule 83.9b of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of this Court. Please go to our website under Attorney Information for a list of mediators which must be served on all parties. (Sheets, Jamie)
December 22, 2017 Case Assigned to CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER and MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE. (Sheets, Jamie)

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