Xyz Corporation v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A Hereto

1:25-cv-11544 N.D. Ill. Closed US12324440B1
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Infringement action filed 23 Sep 2025 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and closed 20 May 2026, with US12324440B1 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: default judgment.

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Patent involved
US12324440B1
Application no.
US18/900993
Case no.
1:25-cv-11544
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
N.D. Ill.
Court level
District Court
Case region
Illinois
Chief judge
None recorded
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
23 Sep 2025 – 20 May 2026
Duration
239 days
Basis of termination
Default Judgment
Products & marks
Automatic smoker
Validity challenges
None recorded
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US12324440B1 Active App. US18/900993

Automatic smoker

An automatic smoker, which ignites a combustion medium placed in a combustion chamber by means of an automatic igniter. An ignition needle of the automatic igniter is positioned inside an air inlet port and extends into the combustion chamber, placing the ignition needle at an upwind position. When the ignition needle performs the ignition operation, air enters the combustion chamber through the air inlet hole, promoting the combustion of the combustion medium, thereby enabling the automatic igniter to ignite the combustion medium within the combustion chamber more easily and quickly.

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Legal status
Active
Granted
10 Jun 2025
Earliest priority
14 Sep 2024
Est. expiry
30 Sep 2044
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
A23B4/052F23Q3/00
Prosecution counsel
ipPivot IP Agency
Examiner
CHOU, JIMMY
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Basis of termination

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"This action having been commenced by Plaintiff Shenzhen Peishi Advertising Media Co. Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) against the remaining defendants identified in Schedule A, Defendant No. 1 Kaymer and Defendant No. 2 Yelusonw-Direct and using the Defendant Domain Names and Online Marketplace Accounts identified in Schedule A (collectively, the “Defendant Internet Stores”), and Plaintiff having moved for entry of Default and Default Judgment against the defendants identified in Schedule A attached hereto which have not yet been dismissed from this case (collectively, “Defaulting Defendants”); This Court having entered a preliminary injunction; Plaintiff having properly completed service of process on Defaulting Defendants, the combination of providing notice via electronic publication and e-mail, along with any notice that Defaulting Defendants received from the online platform Amazon and payment processors, being notice reasonably calculated under all circumstances to apprise Defaulting Defendants of the pendency of the action and affording them the opportunity to answer and present their objections; and Case: 1:25-cv-11544 Document #: 128 Filed: 05/20/26 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1145 2 Neither of the Defaulting Defendants have obtained substitute counsel and are therefore in default, so that the allegations of the Complaint are uncontroverted and are deemed admitted; This Court finds that it has personal jurisdiction over Defaulting Defendants because Defaulting Defendants directly target their business activities toward consumers in the United States, including Illinois. Specifically, Plaintiff has provided a basis to conclude that Defaulting Defendants have targeted sales to Illinois residents by setting up and operating e-commerce stores that target United States consumers using one or more seller aliases, offer shipping to the United States, including Illinois, and have sold products using infringing and counterfeit versions of Plaintiff’s federally registered patent (the “Plaintiff Patent”) to residents of Illinois. In this case, Plaintiff has presented screenshot evidence that each Defendant e-commerce store is reaching out to do business with Illinois residents by operating one or more commercial, interactive internet stores through which Illinois residents can and do purchase products that infringe on Plaintiff’s Patent, U.S. Patent No. 12,324,440 entitled Automatic Smoker (“Plaintiff’s Patent”). See Docket Nos. 1 through 2, which includes evidence of infringing products purchased by Plaintiff and shipped to Illinois along with links to the listings on the online platform from which they were ordered, confirming that each Defendant e-commerce store does stand ready, willing and able to ship its infringing goods to customers in Illinois practicing the invention claimed in Plaintiff’s Patent. This Court further finds that Defaulting Defendants are liable for willful patent infringement (35 U.S.C. § 271) and unjust enrichment under Illinois State Common Law. Accordingly, this Court orders that Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Default and Default Judgment is GRANTED as follows, that remaining Defaulting Defendants are deemed in default, and that this Default Judgment is entered against Defaulting Defendants. Case: 1:25-cv-11544 Document #: 128 Filed: 05/20/26 Page 2 of 6 PageID #:1146 3 This Court further orders that: 1. Defaulting Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting for, with, by, through, under, or in active concert with them be permanently enjoined and restrained from: a. manufacturing, distributing, offering for sale, selling in the United States any product that practices the invention claimed Plaintiff’s Patent that is not a genuine Plaintiff product or not authorized by Plaintiff to be sold in connection with the Plaintiff’s Patent; b. importing into the United States any product that practices the invention claimed in Plaintiff’ that is not a genuine Plaintiff product or not authorized by Plaintiff to be sold in connection with the Plaintiff’s Patent; c. passing off, inducing, or enabling others to sell or pass off any product as a genuine Plaintiff product or any other product produced by Plaintiff, that is not Plaintiff’s or not produced under the authorization, control, or supervision of Plaintiff and approved by Plaintiff for sale under Plaintiff’s Patent; d. committing any acts calculated to cause consumers to believe that Defaulting Defendants’ products are those sold under the authorization, control, or supervision of Plaintiff, or are sponsored by, approved by, or otherwise connected with Plaintiff; and e. manufacturing, shipping, delivering, holding for sale, transferring or otherwise moving, storing, distributing, returning, or otherwise disposing of, in any manner, products or inventory not manufactured by or for Plaintiff, nor authorized by Plaintiff to be sold or offered for sale, and which practice the invention claimed in Plaintiff’s Patent. Case: 1:25-cv-11544 Document #: 128 Filed: 05/20/26 Page 3 of 6 PageID #:1147 4 2. Defaulting Defendants and any third party with actual notice of this Order who is providing services for any of the Defaulting Defendants, or in connection with any of the Defaulting Defendants’ Online Marketplaces, including, without limitation, any online marketplace platforms such as eBay, Inc., AliExpress, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (“Alibaba”), Amazon.com, ContextLogic, Inc. d/b/a Wish.com (“Wish.com”), and Dhgate (collectively, the “Third Party Providers”), shall within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of this Order cease: a. using, linking to, transferring, selling, exercising control over, or otherwise owning the Online Marketplace Accounts, or any other online marketplace account that is being used to sell or is the means by which Defaulting Defendants could continue to sell infringing goods using the invention claimed in Plaintiff’s Patent; and b. operating and/or hosting websites that are involved with the distribution, marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or sale of any product practicing the invention claimed in Plaintiff’s Patentor any reproductions, counterfeit copies or colorable imitations thereof that is not a genuine Plaintiff product or not authorized by Plaintiff to be sold in connection with Plaintiff’s Patent. 3. Upon Plaintiff’s request, those with notice of this Order, including the Third-Party Providers as defined in Paragraph 2, shall within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of such notice, disable and cease displaying any advertisements used by or associated with Defaulting Defendants in connection with the sale of infringing goods practicing the invention claimed in using Plaintiff’s Patent. 4. Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284, Plaintiff is awarded damages from the Defaulting Defendants in the amount shown for each Defendant in the table below for willful infringement of Plaintiff’s Patent on products sold through at least the Defendant Internet Stores. Case: 1:25-cv-11544 Document #: 128 Filed: 05/20/26 Page 4 of 6 PageID #:1148 5 Def. No. Store Alias Total Damages Awarded 1 Kaymer $265,173.48 2 Yelusonw-Direct $69,993.00 5. Any Third Party Providers holding funds for Defaulting Defendants, including PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”), Alipay, Alibaba, Wish.com, Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), and Amazon Pay, shall, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of this Order, permanently restrain and enjoin any accounts connected to Defaulting Defendants or the Defendant Internet Stores from transferring or disposing of any funds (up to the statutory damages awarded in Paragraph 4 above) or other of Defaulting Defendants’ assets. 6. All monies (up to the amount of the statutory damages awarded in Paragraph 4 above) currently restrained in Defaulting Defendants’ financial accounts, including monies held by Third Party Providers such as PayPal, Alipay, Alibaba, Wish.com, Ant Financial, and Amazon Pay, are hereby released to Plaintiff as partial payment of the above-identified damages, and Third Party Providers, including PayPal, Alipay, Alibaba, Wish.com, Ant Financial, and Amazon Pay, are ordered to release to Plaintiff the amounts from Default"

Case 1:25-cv-11544 · N.D. Ill. · closed 20 May 2026
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What is case 1:25-cv-11544?

1:25-cv-11544 is a patent infringement action brought by Xyz Corporation against The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified in Schedule A Hereto, filed on 23 Sep 2025 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case closed on 20 May 2026.

Which patent was asserted in 1:25-cv-11544?

US12324440B1 (“Automatic smoker”), assigned to SHENZHEN PEISHI ADVERTISING MEDIA CO., LTD., currently active. The record also lists Automatic smoker.

How was case 1:25-cv-11544 terminated?

The recorded basis of termination is default judgment. The termination text reads: "This action having been commenced by Plaintiff Shenzhen Peishi Advertising Media Co. Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) against the remaining defendants identified in Schedule A, Defendant No. 1 Kaymer and Defendant No. 2 Yelusonw-Direct and using the Defendant Domain Names and Online Marketplace Accounts identified in Schedule A (collectively, the “Defendant Internet Stores”), and Plaintiff having moved for entry of Default and Default Judgment against the defendants identified in Schedule A attached hereto which have not yet been dismissed from this case (collectively, “Defaulting Defendants”); This Court

What does default judgment mean?

A default judgment is entered when a defendant does not appear or does not defend the action.

How long did case 1:25-cv-11544 take?

239 calendar days, from filing on 23 Sep 2025 to closure on 20 May 2026.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:25-cv-11544?

Emily Marie Heim, Gokalp Bayramoglu, Joseph Wendell Droter, Nihat Deniz Bayramoglu and William Brees are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Xyz.

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