Fujifilm North America Corporation v. PLR IP Holdings, LLC
- Naomi Buchwald
- 1:17-cv-08796
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fujifilm North America Corporation v. PLR IP Holdings, LLC, Judge Buchwald granted an unopposed request to substitute parties and update party names.
The order affected PLR IP Holdings, LLC, Polaroid IP B.V., Impossible B.V., Polaroid Film B.V., Impossible America Corp., Polaroid America Corp., and Fujifilm North America Corporation as parties or litigants in the case.
What happened
Fujifilm North America Corporation v. PLR IP Holdings, LLC involved a request by several defendants and counterclaim plaintiffs to change parties in the case. They said PLR IP Holdings, LLC had transferred relevant intellectual property to Polaroid IP B.V.
The request also sought to recognize that Impossible B.V. had changed its name to Polaroid Film B.V. and that Impossible America Corp. had changed its name to Polaroid America Corp. Fujifilm consented to the requested changes.
The court granted the application. Judge Buchwald approved substituting Polaroid IP B.V. for PLR IP Holdings, LLC and recognizing the two name changes.
The detailed version
- Fujifilm North America Corporation v. PLR IP Holdings, LLC · No. 1:17-cv-08796
- Naomi Buchwald
- Jan. 6, 2022
Background
Defendants and counterclaim plaintiffs PLR IP Holdings, LLC and PLR Brand Services, LLC, along with counterclaim plaintiffs Impossible B.V. and Impossible America Corp. doing business as Polaroid Originals, submitted an unopposed application under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(c). The application sought to update the parties in the litigation.
Requested Substitutions and Name Changes
The applicants requested that Polaroid IP B.V. replace PLR IP Holdings, LLC because PLR IP Holdings had assigned all relevant intellectual-property rights to Polaroid IP B.V. The application stated that the assignment included the right to recover damages, restitution, and injunctive and other legal and equitable relief for past, present, and future infringement.
The applicants also stated that Impossible B.V. had changed its name to Polaroid Film B.V. and that Impossible America Corp. had changed its name to Polaroid America Corp. They argued that the changes would facilitate the litigation by ensuring that the named parties were accurate. Fujifilm consented to the proposed substitution.
Ruling
The court granted the application. The order therefore approved the requested substitution of Polaroid IP B.V. for PLR IP Holdings, LLC and recognized the stated name changes for Impossible B.V. and Impossible America Corp. The order addressed party substitution and names; it did not decide the underlying intellectual-property claims.
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