Neman Brothers & Assoc., Inc. v. Interfocus, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Neman Brothers Initiates This Action Plaintiff Neman Brothers & Associates, Inc. (“Neman Brothers’) filed this action on December 9, 2020, against defendants InterFocus, Inc. (“Interfocus”) and Does 1-10. Dkt. 1 (‘Compl.”). Neman Brothers’ initial complaint asserted claims for: (1) copyright infringement, against all defendants; (2) vicarious copyright infringement, against all defendants; and (3) contributory copyright infringement, against all defendants. Id. In the complaint, Neman Brothers alleges that garments sold on patpat.com, a website owned and operated by Interfocus, infringed upon two of plaintiff's copyrights: NB170268 (“Subject Design 1”) and NB161106 (“Subject Design 2”). Id. {| 10—20. Neman Brothers’ initial complaint also alleges that Interfocus previously infringed upon Subject Designs 1—2. Id. § 16.

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