2025-cv-07516

COMPLAINT filed by Mercis B.V.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23708326.

Exhibit 1

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CIVIL Cover Sheet

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mercis B.V. by Michael A. Hierl

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mercis B.V. by William Benjamin Kalbac

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mercis B.V. by Robert Payton Mcmurray

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mercis B.V. by John Wilson

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mercis B.V. by Elizabeth Aubree Miller

MOTION by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. to seal document Plainitff's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Sealed Schedule A

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Mercis B.V.

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Mercis B.V.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Albert Berry, III. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2).

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.

Terminating Mercis B.V. and The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto

NEW PARTIES: Mercis B.V. and The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto added to case caption.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by September 22, 2025. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice.

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Plaintiff's motion to seal (Dckt. No. 8) is hereby denied for the reasons stated by the Court in Zorro Productions, Inc. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (23-cv-5761). So, Plaintiff must refile the Schedule A (Dckt. No. 9) as an unsealed exhibit within two days. If Plaintiff needs third-party discovery and/or alternative service of process, Plaintiff must move within one week of the entry of this order and must submit a Word version of a proposed discovery order to the Court's proposed order inbox, Proposed_Order_Seeger@ilnd.uscourts.gov. A failure to comply will lead to appropriate relief, including possible dismissal. Mailed notice.

Schedule A by Mercis B.V.

DECLARATION of Frank Padberg

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 1 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 2 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 3 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 4 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 5 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 6 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 7 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 8 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 9 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Exhibit 3 Part 10 to Padberg Declaration regarding declaration 15

MOTION by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. Plaintiff's Motion for Electronic Service of Process Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3)

MOTION by Plaintiff Mercis B.V. to expedite Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery