MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The motion [13] to seal is granted provisionally. The Court will again review the propriety of sealing when evaluating the underlying motion. The joinder filings, R. 11, 12, are under advisement. The tracking status hearing of 05/23/2025 is reset to 06/27/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

MOTION by Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd. to seal document sealed document[12], sealed document[11]

AMENDED complaint by SMR Intelligent Ltd. against The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations identified in Schedule A

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1:Errata C
2:Exhibit B
3:Exhibit A
4:Exhibit Schedule A

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In this design-patent infringement case, on review of the complaint and the TRO brief, the Court raises the propriety of joinder of the 20 Defendants. The Plaintiff shall review the opinion in Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. v. Schedule A, 334 F.R.D. 182, 18789 (N.D. Ill. 2020), which is in the trademark context but has analogous applicability here. The Plaintiff shall file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder (and going beyond the bare conclusions in Paragraph 4 of the complaint) by 05/15/2025. In lieu of the supplemental memorandum, by the same deadline, the Plaintiff may file an amended complaint with (a) one defendant or (b) a subset of the defendants along with a memo explaining why joinder of those defendants is proper. The tracking status hearing of 05/02/2025 is reset to 05/23/2025 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice

STATUS Report by SMR Intelligent Ltd.

MOTION by Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd. to seal document SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd. 6

SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd.

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1:Memorandum in Support
2:(Exhibit 1)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd. by Nicholas Edward Najera

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 05/02/2025 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the ***ATTACHED*** status report requirements (do ***not*** use templates from other cases) by 04/23/2025. Plaintiff must still file the report even if Defendants have not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If not all Defendants have been served, then Plaintiff must complete the part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice

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1:(Status Report Requirements)

MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA.

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1).

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff SMR Intelligent Ltd. Schedule A to Complaint, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C

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1:(Exhibit C)
2:Exhibit A
3:Exhibit B

COMPLAINT filed by SMR Intelligent Ltd.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23295873.

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1:(Civil Cover Sheet)
2:Exhibit C
3:Exhibit Schedule A
4:Exhibit A
5:Exhibit B