MIYANO MACHINERY USA v. MIYANOHITEC MACHINERY

No. 08 C 526.

576 F.Supp.2d 868 (2008)

MIYANO MACHINERY USA, INC., Plaintiff, v. MIYANOHITEC MACHINERY, INC., Thomas ("Tom") Miyano, a/k/a Toshiharu Miyano and Steven Miyano, a/k/a Shigemori Miyano, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

September 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward D. Manzo, Joel Bock, Louis J. Alex, Jason R. Smalley, Cook Alex Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff, Miyano Machinery USA Inc.

Geoffrey A. Baker, Geoffrey D. Smith, Dowell Baker, P.C., Lafayette, IN, Robert M. Karton, Robert M. Karton, Ltd., Vernon W. Francissen, Francissen Patent Law, P.C., Chicago, IL, for defendants (MiyanoHitec Machinery, Inc., Thomas (Tom) Miyano, a/k/a Toshiharu Miyano and Steven Miyano, a/k/a Shigemori Miyano).

Nancy E. Sasamoto, Steven L. Katz, George Kobayashi, Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., Edward D. Manzo, Joel Bock, Louis J. Alex, Jason R. Smalley, Cook Alex Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Third Party Defendant, Miyano Machinery, Inc. (a corporation of Japan).


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

VIRGINIA M. KENDALL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Miyano Machinery U.S.A., Inc. ("MMU") brings suit against MiyanoHitec Machinery, Inc. ("MiyanoHitec"), Tom Miyano and Steven Miyano alleging trademark infringement in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114 and 1125(a) as well as cybersquatting, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, and seeking a declaratory judgment. Soon after filing suit, MMU moved...

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