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OPINION & ORDER   Plaintiffs Hudson Furniture and Barlas Baylar (“Plaintiffs” or “Hudson”) have moved against Defendant Alan Mizrahi and his company Lighting Design Wholesalers, Inc. (LDW) (together “Defendants” or “Mizrahi”) for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Rule 65. Plaintiffs proceed on the basis that Mizrahi is distributing, offering for sale and/or selling counterfeits of Plaintiffs’ lighting designs, which infringe on several of Hudson’s design patents. According to Hudson, Mizrahi has taken copyrighted images of Hudson’s products and displayed them on his websites thereby deceiving consumers into believing that Hudson is the source of the offending products. Hudson brings various copyright infringement claims, under 17 U.S.C. §101, trademark infringement under Section 32 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1114(1)(a), unfair competition and false designation of origin under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(a), and patent infringement, under 35 U.S.C. §289. Defendants oppose the preliminary injunction claiming Hudson has not shown irreparable harm as there was no showing of consumer confusion or that Hudson was losing customers. (Def. Opp. at 20, Dkt 47.) Additionally, Defendants urge that nothing in the injunction application established that Defendants were selling counterfeit knockoffs of Hudson’s designs. (Id.) Defendants have also moved to dismiss the complaint, under Rule 12(b)(2), for lack of personal jurisdiction on the basis that the alternative service was improper. The Court denies Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons below, the Court grants the motion for a preliminary injunction in part against Mizrahi and Lighting Design Wholesalers, Inc. BACKGROUND A. Findings of Fact Plaintiff Hudson Furniture is a manufacturer, designer, and retailer of lighting designs and furniture products. (Baylar Dec. 4, Dkt. 42). Plaintiff Barlas Baylar is the CEO and Creative Director of Hudson Furniture, which was founded in 2004. (Id. at 1). Hudson’s lighting designs are promoted in the United States through Hudson’s website, via online and printed catalogs, interior design publications, and through contractors, architects, and interior designers. (Id. at 10). Hudson owns design patents for several of its designs, and several trademarks. (Id. at

19 20). Hudson uses the registered trademarks HUDSON FURNITURE and BARLAS BAYLAR (the “Hudson Registered Marks”)1 as house marks in connection with retail store services and lighting products. (Baylar Dec.

 
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