MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: For the reasons stated therein, Plaintiff's motion for electronic process of service [25] is granted. Plaintiff may serve Defendant via email and electronic publication. Mailed notice.

MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ Corporationelectronic service of process

Second AMENDED complaint by XYZ Corporation against The Partnerships Identified on Schedule A

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1:Exhibit 2. IP report
2:Exhibit 3. Article
3:Exhibit 4. Report

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: For the reasons stated in the motion, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for extension of time 22. The deadline for Plaintiff to file its second amended complaint is extended to 7/21/2025. Mailed notice.

MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation for extension of time

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On 05/01/2025, the Court dismissed Plaintiff's complaint, which named 12 defendants, for misjoinder [10]. Plaintiff then filed an amended complaint naming the same 12 defendants, along with a memorandum of law explaining why joinder is proper [9] [11]. In support of joinder, Plaintiff arguing that "the remarkable uniformity across Defendants' product listings, including the identical main-image composition, uniform icon style, consistent text-overlay style, overlapping title keywords, and standardized layout sequence, strongly indicates a shared source or coordinated effort." R. 11 at 2-3. However, this argument was considered and rejected in the Court's original Order dismissing Plaintiff's complaint. See R. 10 at 3 ("While Plaintiff points out that some Defendants' product descriptions use the same or similar wording and/or the same pictures, that does not establish that Defendants are the same or are working together.") (citing Bailie v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations, 2024 WL 2209698 at *5 (May 15, 2024) ("[E]ven if defendants' webpages were all identical, joinder is improper because use of identical web pages would not overcome the likelihood that Defendants are just copycats, both of the [plaintiff's] style and of each other.") (cleaned up)). Accordingly, the Court dismisses Plaintiff's amended complaint without prejudice for misjoinder. Plaintiff has fourteen days from the date of this Order to file a second amended complaint naming one defendant. If Plaintiff's second amended complaint names more than one defendant, Plaintiff must submit a memorandum along with sufficient documentary evidence in support of joinder under Rule 20. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for electronic service of process [13] and motion to seal [19] as moot. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's motion for electronic service 13, sealed ex parte motion for TRO 15, and sealed motion to seal 19. However, Plaintiff has not submitted a proposed order to the Court. The Court directs Plaintiff to email a proposed order to the Court's proposed order inbox (Proposed_Order_Valderrama@ilnd.uscourts.gov) by 05/30/2025. Mailed notice.

SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation to seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Decl of SX

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1:Exhibit 2. Trademark
2:Exhibit 1. Patent
3:(Exhibit 3. Def Accused Products)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Decl. of JZ in support of Motion for TRO

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1:(Exhibit 1. Orders)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Memo in support of Motion for TRO

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Notice of Motion for TRO

MEMORANDUM by XYZ Corporation in support of motion for miscellaneous relief 13

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1:(Exhibit 2. Orders)
2:Declaration of JZ
3:Exhibit 1. Hague Convention

MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ CorporationElectronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Schedule A to Complaint

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Memo in support of proper joinder

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation

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1:(Exhibit 4. USDHS Report)
2:Exhibit 3. Article
3:Exhibit 2. Report
4:Exhibit 1. P's IP

First AMENDED complaint by XYZ Corporation against The Partnerships Identified on Schedule A

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1:Exhibit 3. Report
2:Exhibit 2. IP report
3:(Exhibit 4. USDHS report)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Amend

MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation for extension of time to amend order on motion to seal document, 6 by 05/20/2025

ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Order, the Court dismisses Plaintiff's complaint without prejudice for misjoinder. Plaintiff has until 05/13/2025 to file an amended complaint naming one defendant or a group of properly joined defendants. If the latter, Plaintiff must also file a memorandum explaining why joinder of those defendants is proper. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for leave to file certain documents under seal 4 as moot. Signed by the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama on 5/1/2025. Mailed notice.

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 Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1).

SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation Unredacted Complaint

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1:(Supplement Schedule A to Complaint)
2:Exhibit 4. USDHS Report
3:Exhibit 3. Article
4:Exhibit 2. Report
5:Exhibit 1. P's IP

MOTION by Plaintiff XYZ Corporation to seal document

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff XYZ Corporation by Jiyuan Zhang

CIVIL Cover Sheet

COMPLAINT filed by XYZ Corporation; No. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23390861.

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1:Exhibit 3. Article
2:Exhibit 2. IP report
3:(Exhibit 4. USDHS report)