2025-cv-11233

COMPLAINT filed by Duke University; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24073023.

(Exhibit 1)

SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Duke University Exhibit 2-Schedule A

CIVIL Cover Sheet

MOTION by Plaintiff Duke University for leave to file Certain Documents Under Seal

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Duke University by Gouthami Vanam Tufts

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Duke University

Notice of Claims Involving Trademarks by Duke University

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Duke University by Alison K Carter

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Duke University by Ann Marie Sullivan (Sullivan, Ann Marie)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (Text entry; no document attached.)

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. (Text entry; no document attached.)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging infringement by 78 defendants. This case follows a pattern common to "Schedule A" cases where plaintiffs allege that defendants employ similar methods and "work in active concert" to infringe plaintiffs' intellectual property. But experience has shown that not all defendants named in a Schedule A case work together. More importantly, experience has shown that joinder under Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 and 20 is rarely appropriate in Schedule A cases. Accordingly, the Court raises the propriety of joinder and requires the plaintiff to file a supplemental memorandum addressing the propriety of joinder at least 7 days before the filing of the motion for temporary restraining order. Alternatively, by the same date, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint and amended Schedule A reducing the number of defendants. However, if Plaintiff names multiple defendants, Plaintiff must show that joinder of those defendants is proper. The Court directs Plaintiff to this Court's standing order in Schedule A cases regarding joinder on the Court's website. Mailed notice.

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Duke University by John Joseph Mariane, IV

MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA

MAILED to plaintiff(s) counsel Lanham Mediation Program materials