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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
RED SONJA LLC, Plaintiff, v. PARADOX ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Defendant.
) ) ) ) ) C. A. No. 06-270 (SLR) ) ) ) )
JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER
Richard K. Herrmann (#405) Mary B. Matterer (#2696) MORRIS JAMES LLP 500 Delaware Avenue 15th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 888-6816 [email protected]
Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Maryellen Noreika (#3208) Richard J. Bauer (#4828) MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 [email protected]
OF COUNSEL: OF COUNSEL: Mark A. Berman, admitted pro hac vice Thomas J. Curran, admitted pro hac vice GANFER & SHORE, LLP 360 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 922-9250 Frederick U. Fierst Fierst, Pucci & Kane LLP 64 Gothic Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 584-8067
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On June 27, 2007 at 3:30 p.m., counsel for Red Sonja, LLC ("Plaintiff" or "Red Sonja") and counsel for Paradox Entertainment, Inc. ("Defendant" or "Paradox") shall attend a pretrial conference before this Court pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 16.4 of this Court. The following matters as to the trial scheduled to commence on July 16, 2007, are hereby ordered by the Court. I. NATURE OF THE ACTION AND PLEADINGS
Plaintiff's Position: This action is brought by Red Sonja LLC against the Defendant Paradox Entertainment, Inc., alleging that the Defendant unfairly competed, willfully infringed, and intentionally diluted the value of Plaintiff's "Red Sonja" trademark by publicly claiming that it owns the "Red Sonja" mark, by attempting to promote the non-existent Red Sonya character (which was adapted by Roy Thomas into the Red Sonja mark), by attempting to use Defendant's purported Red Sonya character with Conan the Barbarian, in an effort to dilute the value of the "Red Sonja" mark and by intentionally misleading the public to believe that Plaintiff's popular Red Sonja character is the same as Defendant's non-existent Red Sonya character. A further description of Plaintiff's
position is set forth in Plaintiff's attached Statement of Proof. Defendant's Position: Plaintiff sued Paradox on April 25, 2006, alleging unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) ("Count I"), trademark infringement and unfair competition under state statutory and common law ("Count II"), trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1115 ("Count III"), and trademark dilution under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), and state statutory and common law ("Count IV").
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On May 30, 2006, Paradox answered, denying plaintiff's allegations, and asserting three counterclaims for fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, unfair competition under § 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act, and abuse of process. Defendant also asserted as defenses, among others, that there is no likelihood of confusion, no unfair competition, and no trademark dilution, as well as statutory fair use. II. BASES FOR FEDERAL JURISDICTION This is an action for trademark infringement, unfair competition and trademark dilution under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., and Delaware statutory and common law. Subject matter jurisdiction over this action is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338 and 1367. Neither party contests personal jurisdiction or venue. III. STATEMENT OF FACTS WHICH ARE ADMITTED AND REQUIRE NO PROOF Plaintiff and Defendant agrees to the inclusion of the following as admitted facts: A. B. Red Sonja, LLC is limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Paradox Entertainment, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation with a principal place of business in Beverly Hills, CA.
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STATEMENT OF ISSUES OF FACT REMAINING TO BE LITIGATED 1. Plaintiff's statement of issues of fact remaining to be litigated is
attached as Exhibit 1. 2. attached as Exhibit 2. Defendant's statement of issues of fact remaining to be litigated is
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V.
STATEMENT OF ISSUES OF LAW REMAINING TO BE LITIGATED 1. Plaintiff's statement of issues of law remaining to be litigated is
attached as Exhibit 3. 2. attached as Exhibit 4. VI. EXHIBITS The parties will offer as exhibits at trial one or more of the exhibits set forth in their respective trial exhibit lists. Each party reserves the right to offer an exhibit designated by the other party, even if not introduced by the designated party. The listing of an exhibit by one party does not constitute a waiver by that party of any objection to that exhibit if it is offered by the other party. 1. Exhibit 5. 2. Exhibit 6. VII. WITNESSES TO BE CALLED IN PERSON OR BY DEPOSITION 1. 2. Plaintiff's list of witnesses is attached as Exhibit 7. Defendant's list of witnesses is attached as Exhibit 8. Defendant's list of exhibits and Plaintiff's objections is attached as Plaintiff's list of exhibits and Defendant's objections is attached as Defendant's statement of issues of law remaining to be litigated is
VIII. STATEMENT OF INTENDED PROOFS 1. In support of its claims, in addition to the facts not in dispute,
Plaintiff expects to offer the proofs set forth in Exhibit 9.
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In support of its claims, in addition to the facts not in dispute,
Defendant expects to offer the proofs set forth in Exhibit 10. IX. STATEMENTS CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO PLEADINGS The pleadings in this matter are closed, and there are no amendments. X. OUTSTANDING MATTERS Point IV of Plaintiff's Motion in Limine, which the Court reserved decision on until the pre-trial conference. The parties agree that defendant claims it produced a document in its June 18 supplement production, that was inadvertently produced and is protected by the attorney-client privilege. If the parties cannot resolve this dispute, it will be addressed at the pre-trial conference. Pursuant to the telephone conference with the Court on Friday, June 22, Defendant produced an attorney as a 30(b)(6) witness who refused to answer certain questions during the deposition claiming that the answers to such questions were protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Court has agreed to review the deposition transcript in camera and resolve the issue. XI. EFFORT TO EXPLORE SETTLEMENT The parties certify that two-way communication has occurred between the persons having authority in a good-faith effort to explore the resolution of the controversy by settlement. No agreement has been reached.
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XII.
OTHER MATTERS Joint Statement 1. The parties will exchange all documentary exhibits (with exhibit
labels) by July 9. 2. The parties will exchange all demonstrative exhibits no less than
72 hours before the use of that demonstrative exhibit at trial. 3. The parties will exchange the list and order of witnesses whom it
intends to call on direct examination by July 12. 4. 5. Plaintiff's statement of other matters is attached as Exhibit 11. Defendant's statement of other matters is attached as Exhibit 12.
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This order shall control the subsequent course of the action unless modified by the Court to prevent manifest injustice.
MORRIS JAMES LLP
MORRIS, NICHOLS, TUNNELL LLP
ARSHT
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/s/ Mary B. Matterer Richard K. Herrmann (#405) Mary B. Matterer (#2696) 500 Delaware Avenue 15th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 984-6000 [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Red Sonja, LLC
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/s/ Richard J. Bauer Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Maryellen Noreika (#3208) Richard J. Bauer (#4828) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Paradox Entertainment, Inc OF COUNSEL: Frederick U. Fierst Fierst, Pucci & Kane LLP 64 Gothic Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 584-8067
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OF COUNSEL: Mark A. Berman, admitted pro hac vice Thomas J. Curran, admitted pro hac vice GANFER & SHORE, LLP 360 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 922-9250
Dated: June 22, 2007
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