eManualOnline.com
Haynes North America, Inc. v. eManualOnline.com
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
HAYNES NORTH AMERICA, INC. Case No.: 2:24-cv-09359-CBM-MAA and HAYNES GROUP LIMITED, ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ Plaintiffs, v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
EMANUALONLINE.COM,
Defendant.
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The matter before the Court is Plaintiffs Haynes North America, Inc. and Haynes Group Limited (“Haynes”)’s Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (Dkt. No. 29 (“Motion”).) I. BACKGROUND This is a copyright and trademark infringement action filed by Haynes against Defendant eManualOnline.com (“eManual”) on October 29, 2024. (Dkt. No. 1 (“Complaint”).) Haynes sells repair and maintenance manuals for automotive and powersports equipment. (Compl., ¶ 9.) Plaintiffs allege that Defendant operates a business that “sells electronic files of technical manuals in CD-ROM, software files, and downloadable PDF format,” including “whole or partial scans of Haynes printed manuals” that infringe …