Games Workshop Limited v. Chapterhouse Studios LLCMOTIONN.D. Ill.August 14, 20124810-9588-4558.1 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GAMES WORKSHOP LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. CHAPTERHOUSE STUDIOS LLC and JON PAULSON d/b/a PAULSON GAMES Defendants. Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-8103 Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly Hon. Jeffrey T. Gilbert PLAINTIFF GAMES WORKSHOP’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Games Workshop Limited hereby moves for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 56 (i) finding that Games Workshop is the owner of copyright in all of the works at issue herein; (ii) dismissing defendant’s defense of independent creation; (iii) dismissing defendant’s defense that some unspecified number of sculptural works of plaintiff may not enforceable under English copyright law; (iv) finding that the entirety of defendant’s product offering as well as individual products infringe Games Workshop’s copyrights in its Warhammer 40,000 works and (v) finding that defendant’s unauthorized use of Games Workshop’s registered and unregistered trademarks constitutes trademark infringement. This motion is supported by the accompanying declarations of Alan Merrett, Andrew Jones, Jonathan Moskin and Jason Keener, Plaintiff’s Statement of Undisputed Fact and the accompanying Memorandum of Law. Case: 1:10-cv-08103 Document #: 213 Filed: 08/14/12 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:5660 4810-9588-4558.1 2 Dated: August 14, 2012 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jason J. Keener Jason J. Keener (Ill. Bar No. 6280337) Aaron J. Weinzierl (Ill. Bar No. 6294055) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 321 North Clark Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60654-5313 Telephone: 312.832.4500 Facsimile: 312.832.4700 Email: jkeener@foley.com; aweinzierl@foley.com Jonathan E. Moskin FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 90 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 Telephone: (212) 682-7474 Facsimile: (212) 687-3229 Email: jmoskin@foley.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Games Workshop Limited Case: 1:10-cv-08103 Document #: 213 Filed: 08/14/12 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:5661 4810-9588-4558.1 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jason J. Keener, an attorney, hereby certify that on August 14, 2012, I caused to be filed electronically the foregoing PLAINTIFF GAMES WORKSHOP’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send an electronic copy of the foregoing to counsel of record and constitutes service under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(D) pursuant to Local Rule 5.9 of the Northern District of Illinois. /s/ Jason J. Keener Jason J. Keener Case: 1:10-cv-08103 Document #: 213 Filed: 08/14/12 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:5662
