SAN FRANCISCO – Adobe Systems alleges that an eBay seller offers equipment with pirated versions of its software.
Adobe Systems Inc. filed a complaint on April 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Isaac Fredley, doing business as TheMacSpecialists, and Does 1-10 alleging copyright and trademark infringement and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that it suffered damages to its business from having its software copied and distributed without permission. The plaintiff holds Fredley and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly sells laptop computers with counterfeit copies of plaintiff's software through eBay.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks award damages and profits, actual damages, compensatory and consequential damages, injunction against the defendants, restitution, all legal fees, and any other relief as this court deems just. It is represented by Christopher Q. Pham, Marcus F. Chaney, and Nicole Drey Huerter of Johnson & Pham LLP in Woodland Hills.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case number 4:17-cv-02116-PJH