SACRAMENTO – A Los Angeles corporation that manufactures and produces merchandise for musical performers allege unknown entities will sell infringing merchandise.
Global Merchandising Services LTD filed a complaint on June 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against John Does 1-100, Jane Does 1-100 and XYZ company alleging unfair competition.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff has the exclusive right to utilize all trademarks, services marks and likenesses of artist Roger Waters for tour merchandise. The plaintiff holds John Does 1-100, Jane Does 1-100 and XYZ company responsible because the defendants allegedly will sell infringing products bearing Waters' trademark.
The plaintiff seeks enjoin the defendants, order the defendants to deliver up for destruction all unauthorized merchandise, damages, all legal fees and any other relief as the court deems just. It is represented by Cara R. Burns of Hicks, Mims, Kaplan & Burns in Santa Monica.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California case number 2:17-cv-01169-TLN-EFB