Boost Beauty, LLC v. Woo Signatures, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

On April 9, 2018, plaintiff Boost Beauty, LLC (“Boost Beauty”) filed this action against defendants Woo Signatures, LLC (“Woo Signatures”), Tadeh Booghosianssardabi, Farshid Karamzad Goflsaz, Arash Sedighi, and Does 1 through 10 (collectively, “defendants”). Dkt. 1. Booghosianssardabi, Goflsaz, and Sedighi are principals of Woo Signatures. Id. The operative third amended complaint was filed on November 13, 2018. Dkt. 32 (“TAC”). In the TAC, plaintiff alleges that defendants engaged in a scheme to gain access to plaintiff's confidential information and thereby replicate the beauty product that plaintiff produces, markets, and sells. See generally Id. Plaintiff specifically alleges that defendants unlawfully copied its signature eyelash enhancement product, and unlawfully used variations of the term “BoostLash,” plaintiffs trademarked product name, as an internet search engine adword. Id. Plaintiff's TAC alleged claims for: (1) copyright infringement, in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seqg.; (2) contributory copyright infringement; (3) vicarious copyright infringement; (4) intentional fraud, as against Sedighi; (5) breach…