Toppan Interamerica, Inc. v. Whalen LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOPPAN INTERAMERICA, INC., Case No. 23-cv-1948-BAS-BJC Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER 1. DENYING MOTION FOR COSTS (ECF No. 29)

WHALEN LLC, 2. GRANTING MOTIONS TO

Defendant. SEAL (ECF Nos. 33, 36) 16 Toppan Interamerica, Inc. (“Toppan”) specializes in designing, printing, and supplying decorative papers and films for various surfaces, including furniture. Whalen LLC (“Whalen”) designs furniture and manufactures that furniture at overseas factories. In this case, Toppan accuses Whalen of infringing on six of Toppan’s registered wood- grain design copyrights, which Whalen has allegedly used in its furniture designs. Six weeks after instituting the instant case, Toppan also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), claiming Whalen was importing furniture products infringing four of the six same copyrights. The ITC began an investigation in early January…