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    James D. Weinberger ([email protected])

    Jason

    D. Jones ([email protected])

    FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN ZISSU, P.C.

    866

    United Nations Plaza

    New York, New York 10017

    Tel: (212)813-5900

    Fax: (212)813-5901

    Attorneys

    for

    Round Star Inc

    UNITED

    STATES DISTRICT

    COURT

    EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW

    YORK

    ROUND STAR, INC.

    Plaintiff,

    CREATIVITY SOCCERSTARSLLCand

    YVENER GUERRIER,

    Defendants.

    M

    CV14-6

    Civil

    Action

    No.:

    COMP

    JURY

    TRI L

    C

    OREN

    Plaintiff

    Round Star,

    Inc. (hereinafter Plaintiff or Super Soccer S

    plaint

    against Defendants

    Creativity

    Soccer Stars LLC ( Creativity

    So

    Yvener Guerrier

    ( Guerrier ) (Creativity Soccer

    Stars

    and

    Guerrier

    are

    refe

    hereinafteras Defendants ),respectfullyalleges:

    INTRODUCT ION

    om

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    following

    his

    termination with

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars, almost

    immediately form

    Stars and, through

    this entity,

    began operating a

    competing children s

    socce

    mark CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS in New York City in an

    attempt

    to r

    Stars coattails and

    to unfairly benefit

    from the renown ofthe SUPER SOC

    and program.

    Moreover, Guerrier s

    operation of the CREATIVITY SOCC

    (as

    well

    as

    his

    solicitation

    of

    other former Super Soccer

    Stars

    coaches to

    jo

    SOCCER STARS

    program) is aviolation ofhis employment agreement wi

    which

    prohibits

    him

    from operating

    a

    competing soccer coaching business i

    New

    York

    City area

    for

    aperiod

    of time

    following

    his termination

    from

    Su

    from

    soliciting

    former

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    employees

    to

    join

    a

    competing b

    2. Accordingly, Super Soccer Stars asserts

    claims

    for trademar

    Section

    32(1)

    ofthe Lanham

    Act,

    15U.S.C.

    1114(1); unfair competition

    the

    Lanham

    Act, 15

    U.S.C.

    1125(a);

    trademark infringement and unfair c

    common law ofNew York; trademark dilution under Section 360-/

    ofthe

    N

    Business

    Law; and

    breach of

    contract.

    Super Soccer

    Stars seeks

    injunctive

    ofDefendants

    profits

    flowing from their use ofthe infringing

    marks,

    dama

    andsuchotherreliefas the

    Court deems

    just and

    proper.

    P RT IES

    3. Plaintiff, Round

    Star,

    Inc., is acorporation

    organized

    under

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    New

    York

    11236.

    5. Upon information and belief,

    Defendant Yvener

    Guerrier

    is

    a

    resident of

    New

    York and resides at 9215 Avenue A, Brooklyn, New York

    information

    and

    belief, Guerrier is

    an

    owner and/or principal ofCreativity

    S

    responsible

    for and

    controls

    the

    business

    ofCreativity Soccer Stars.

    TTTmsniCTION

    AND

    VENUE

    6. This Court has jurisdiction over

    the

    subject

    matter

    of

    this

    act

    Section 39 ofthe Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1121, and under Sections 1331,

    ofthe Judicial

    Code, 28

    U.S.C. 1331,

    1338(a)

    and

    1338(b). The Court h

    jurisdiction

    over

    the

    state law claims under Section

    1367(a)

    ofthe

    Judicial

    1367(a).

    7. Venue is proper in this district pursuant

    to

    Sections 1391 (b)

    Code,

    28

    U.S.C. 1391(b) and (c), because each Defendant

    resides

    in this

    to personal jurisdiction in this district due to their

    transacting ofbusiness h

    Defendant

    has

    substantial

    contacts

    with

    this

    district, and because

    a

    substan

    events at

    issue

    have arisen and will arise

    in

    this judicial district and

    Super

    S

    suffering harm in

    this

    judicial district.

    8. This Court has personal

    jurisdiction

    over each Defendant un

    and/or 302 ofthe New York Civil Practice Laws

    and Rules

    because (i) eac

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    FArTS COMMON TO

    ALL

    ALLEGATIONS

    A. Super Soccer Stars

    Business

    and Use ofthe SUPER SOCCER S

    9. Since

    at least as early as September of

    2000,

    Super Soccer S

    soccer

    classes,

    camps and clinics for children

    under

    the mark SUPER SOCC

    United States,

    mainly in

    the tri-state

    New

    York area.

    10.

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    goal

    is

    to

    teach children soccer skills

    in

    competitive, educational environment as well

    as

    to provide the highest-qual

    for children

    of

    all ages.

    11.

    To

    further

    its goal, Super Soccer

    Stars

    has developed and us

    coaching program structure that has largely contributed

    to

    its

    great

    success.

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars website explains, all SUPER SOCCER STARS classes

    based on age-specific curricula created by acombination ofearly childhoo

    behavioral specialists to

    guarantee

    that each child

    is learning

    and having a

    the

    whistle blows. A

    true

    and

    correct

    copy ofawebpage from

    Super

    Socc

    www suversoccer

    stars com website is

    attached

    hereto asExhibit

    A.

    12. As part of

    aSuper Soccer

    Stars

    class,

    clinic or camp, childr

    and other gifts branded with the SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    mark, and all c

    SOCCER STARS-branded soccer balls, goals,

    coaches

    uniforms, and

    trai

    13. Through long and continuous use,

    and

    asignificant investm

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    14.

    In

    addition

    to

    its common law rights

    in the

    SUPER SOCCER

    Super

    Soccer Stars is

    the owner ofU.S. Trademark Registration

    No.

    2,674,4

    SOCCER

    STARS and Design for educational services, namely providing s

    instruction services

    to

    others

    in International Class 41, clothing, namely t-

    International

    Class 25, and sports

    equipment,

    namely

    soccer

    balls

    in Inter

    This

    registration

    is

    valid,

    subsisting,

    and

    in

    full

    force and

    effect.

    In

    addition

    incontestable as to

    all goods and

    services

    listed

    therein under Section 15 of

    U.S.C.

    1065,

    meaning that the

    registration

    is

    conclusive

    evidence

    of Supe

    exclusive

    right to use the SUPER

    SOCCER STARS mark

    in commerce

    on

    the

    goods or

    services listed in

    the

    registration,

    as

    provided by Section

    33(b)

    15 U.S.C. 1115(b). Aprintout from the United States Patent

    and

    Tradem

    database

    reflecting

    the

    registration identified above is attached hereto

    as

    Ex

    B. Super

    Soccer

    Stars Employee Agreements

    15.

    Super Soccer Stars

    proprietary coaching

    program discussed

    inter alia confidential facts, formulas,

    methods ofoperation, curricula,

    and

    16. When an

    employee is

    hired by

    Super Soccer Stars

    to

    coach

    STARS

    classes,

    clinics

    and/or camps, Super Soccer Stars is required

    to

    sha

    Super

    Soccer Stars proprietary

    coaching program, including such

    confiden

    methods ofoperation, curricula, and printed materials.

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    Stars

    employee

    during

    the term

    of their employment with Super Soccer Star

    competing

    soccer coaching business.

    19. The Super Soccer Stars Employee Agreement also

    prohibits

    Soccer

    Stars employee,

    following their termination with Super Soccer

    Stars

    children s

    soccer or children s movement and from forming any business

    engages

    in

    the

    business

    of

    children s

    soccer or

    children s

    movement in

    any

    York City or

    the

    100 miles

    surrounding

    New

    York

    City within the

    18 mont

    her

    termination from Super Soccer Stars unless he or she

    obtains

    written ap

    Soccer Stars. Likewise, the Super Soccer Stars Employee Agreement

    proh

    Soccer

    Stars employee within

    18

    months

    of

    his or her termination

    from

    hiri

    hire

    any current

    or

    former employee of

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    to work at a

    com

    soccer business.

    C. Defendants Infringing Use ofCREATIVITY

    SOCCER

    STARS

    Breach

    of

    His

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    Employee Agreement

    20. In July 2013, Guerrier contacted Super Soccer Stars

    via

    its w

    coach position in the

    SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    program.

    21.

    In

    response to Guerrier s on-line application, Super Soccer

    Programs, Mr. Dean Simpson,

    telephoned

    Guerrier

    in early September

    201

    telephone interview. During this telephone call, and before Guerrier

    signe

    Employee Agreement or was hired by Super Soccer Stars,

    Mr.

    Simpson ad

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    STARS program since Guerrier explained

    that

    he saw the SUPER SOCCER

    many places and had

    coached

    teams playing against SUPER SOCCER

    STA

    23.

    On both

    his on-line

    application and

    during

    his

    telephone

    inte

    Simpson, Guerrier assured Super

    Soccer

    Stars that,

    if

    he

    was

    hired, he woul

    of availability to coach SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    classes, including availab

    school

    hours

    everydayofthe

    week.

    24.

    Super Soccer Stars decided

    to

    hire

    Guerrier as an assistant

    co

    September 13,

    2013,

    Guerrier

    came

    to Super Soccer Stars office and signe

    Stars Employee Agreement which included the terms discussed

    in

    paragrap

    25.

    Between September

    13, 2013

    and

    October

    1,

    2013,

    Guerrier

    SOCCER

    STARS classes inNewYorkCity.

    26. Almost

    immediately after Super Soccer

    Stars

    hired Guerrier

    contrary to Guerrier s representations during the interview process, Guerrie

    Soccer Stars

    with

    only

    limited availability

    to coach

    Super

    Soccer Stars clas

    example, after Super Soccer Stars

    hired

    Guerrier, he informed Super Socce

    available

    to

    coach

    at

    times that he already told Mr. Simpson

    he was

    availab

    some after-school

    hours.

    27. Upon information and belief,

    Guerrier s

    subsequently-revea

    availability was

    due

    to the fact that Guerrier continued to

    coach

    for the Bro

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    29. Upon information and belief, on October

    25,2013 (little

    more

    after his employment

    with

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars ended), Guerrier

    formed Defe

    Soccer Stars

    and,

    though this entity, began operating

    (and

    currently still ope

    soccer program under

    the

    mark

    CREATIVITY

    SOCCER

    STARS,

    which

    bu

    Brooklyn borough ofNew

    York

    City.

    30. Upon information and belief, on October 30, 2013, (less than

    employment

    with

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    ended), Guerrier purchased

    the

    domai

    www creativitvsoccerstars com

    which

    is

    where

    Defendants offer

    and prom

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS program.

    31.

    According to

    their

    website,

    Defendants

    CREATIVITY SO

    program offers soccer classes and

    clinics

    that are open to

    welcome

    [sic] al

    2year old

    and

    up and

    is

    a program with soccer activities that are fun, dev

    appropriate for children to

    stimulate

    their

    movement

    and

    spatial

    awareness,

    peers, learn

    the

    wonderful

    game

    of

    soccer,

    [and]

    develop teamwork.

    A

    tru

    a

    webpage

    from Defendants www creativtvsoccerstars com website is atta

    Exhibit C.

    In

    other words, under their CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS

    m

    services identical to

    (and

    competitive with) Plaintiffs SUPER SOCCER S

    32. Upon information

    and

    belief,

    Defendants

    currently (and stil

    covered

    by

    Guerrier s

    Super Soccer Stars Employee

    Agreement)

    employ

    a

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    America ( NSCAA )

    course

    that

    was

    held at

    aSuper

    Soccer Stars

    facility in

    October andearly

    November

    2013.

    33. Super Soccer Stars has not authorized or consented to Defend

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS

    mark or

    to

    Guerrier s operation

    of and

    em

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS program.

    34.

    In

    using

    the

    mark

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS - amar

    similar

    to

    Plaintiffs

    SUPER SOCCER STARS mark in connection with

    classes

    services that

    are

    identical to

    and/or

    highly related to

    goods

    and se

    Super Soccer Stars under the SUPER SOCCER STARS mark

    -

    Defendan

    willful

    disregard

    ofthe

    laws

    protecting

    Plaintiffs

    rights in

    its SUPER SOC

    and have undermined and

    are

    continuing

    to

    undermine

    the

    value

    ofthe SUP

    STARS mark as an

    indicator of activities,

    goods

    and services

    that

    emanate

    Stars.

    35.

    Defendants infringing

    acts

    are

    likely

    to

    deceive, mislead

    an

    concerning

    the source or sponsorship of Defendants CREATIVITY SOCC

    leading

    consumers

    to

    mistakenly believe that Defendants CREATIVITY S

    services come from, or are

    otherwise sponsored

    by, affiliated with, or

    appr

    Stars.

    36.

    Defendants unauthorized use ofthe CREATIVITY SOCCE

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    t-shirt that

    Super Soccer Stars

    coaches wear in

    the same

    colors

    (even though

    hundreds

    of

    available coaching shirt options to

    choose

    from)

    and Defendant

    classes the exact same

    brand and model of

    soccer goals used

    by

    Super Socc

    classes. Such willful

    infringement

    is also evidenced

    by the

    fact

    that

    the

    con

    .

    creativitvsoccerstars

    com website copies extensively from Super Socc

    WWW

    WWW

    supersoccerstars com

    website.

    By

    way

    of

    example,

    Defendants

    rrpntivitvsoccerstars com

    website

    bears a large, rotating set of

    color

    im

    playing soccer

    that

    is substantially similar in

    size,

    placement and content to

    images

    featured near

    the top

    ofSuper Soccer

    Stars www super

    soccerstars

    37.

    Based

    on

    Guerrier s

    admitted prior knowledge

    of

    Plaintiffs

    STARS

    program and

    his

    employment with Super Soccer Stars,

    Defendants

    Super Soccer Stars

    rights

    to and interest

    in

    the SUPER SOCCER STARS

    ofthe confusingly similar CREATIVITY

    SOCCER

    STARS mark.

    As

    am

    Defendants were on constructive notice

    of

    Plaintiff

    s

    rights in

    the

    SUPER S

    mark based on

    Plaintiffs registration for

    the same as provided by Section 2

    15 U.S.C. 1072.

    38. The

    use

    by

    Defendants ofa

    mark confusingly similar

    to the

    STARS

    mark

    unfairly and unlawfully wrests from Super Soccer

    Stars cont

    and

    reputation. Super Soccer Stars

    has

    no

    control

    over the quality

    of

    Defe

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    39.

    Accordingly, the goodwill that Plaintiffhas

    built up

    in its SU

    STARS mark through years ofsubstantial investment and effort

    is

    put

    at

    risk

    Defendants use ofthe confusingly similar CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS

    promote its owncompeting soccerprogram.

    40. Defendants conduct has caused and, unless enjoined by

    this

    to

    cause, irreparable

    injury

    to

    Plaintiff.

    Plaintiff

    has

    no

    adequate remedy

    at

    C O U N T I

    Federal

    Trademark

    Infringement

    By

    Both Defendants- 15

    U.S

    41. Super Soccer Stars repeats and incorporates

    by reference

    the

    paragraphs 1through 40 above

    as

    if

    set

    forth fully herein.

    42. Defendants unauthorized use ofthe

    CREATIVITY

    SOCCE

    services identical

    or

    related to those provided by Super Soccer Stars is

    likel

    or to

    cause mistake,

    or to

    deceive

    Defendants customers, potential consum

    as to the source or sponsorship

    of

    Defendants

    services.

    Consumers

    are

    lik

    believing that

    Defendants

    services are provided by,

    licensed

    by, sponsored

    otherwise associated with Super Soccer Stars.

    43. Upon information and belief,

    Defendants

    were on

    both

    actua

    notice

    of

    Super

    Soccer Stars exclusive rights

    in the

    registered

    SUPER SOC

    prior

    to

    their own use ofthe CREATIVITY

    SOCCER

    STARS mark. Defe

    infringing

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS mark is willful,

    in

    bad

    faith, a

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    44. Defendants acts

    are

    intended

    to

    reap the benefit ofthe goodw

    Soccer

    Stars

    has

    created

    in its

    SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    trademark and con

    of

    Plaintiff

    s

    federally-registered

    trademark

    in

    violation ofSection

    32(1) of

    U.S.C. 1114(1).

    45.

    Defendants conduct has

    caused

    and is causing

    immediate

    an

    to

    Super Soccer Stars and, unless enjoined by this Court, will continue

    to

    bo

    Soccer

    Stars and

    deceive

    the public. Super Soccer Stars has no

    adequate re

    C OU N T II

    Federal

    Unfair

    Competition

    By Both Defendants - 15 U.S.C.

    46. Super Soccer Stars repeats and realleges paragraphs

    1

    throug

    set forth herein.

    47. Defendants

    use

    ofthe CREATIVTY SOCCER STARS ma

    designation

    of origin

    and afalse

    representation

    with respect to the

    origin

    of

    Defendants use ofthe CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS mark

    is likely

    to

    c

    mistake, or deception as to the source of

    Defendants

    services and is

    likely

    impression

    that

    Defendants

    are affiliated with Super Soccer Stars or that th

    authorized, sponsored, endorsed,

    licensed by, or affiliated

    with Super Socc

    48.

    Defendants

    actions

    constitute unfair competition

    in

    violatio

    the LanhamAct, 15U.S.C. 1125(a).

    49.

    Defendants

    conduct has caused and

    is

    causing

    immediate a

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    COUNT

    II I

    Common Law Trademark

    Infringement

    and Unfair Competition

    By

    50.

    Super Soccer Stars

    repeats

    and

    realleges paragraphs

    1

    throug

    se t forth herein.

    51. Defendants

    have

    used the confusingly similar

    CREATIVITY

    mark with full knowledge of Super Soccer

    Stars

    prior rights in

    the SUPER

    mark

    and

    ofthe

    success and renown

    of

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    services sold un

    SUPER

    SOCCER STARS

    mark. Defendants use ofa

    mark

    confusingly si

    Stars mark is for the willful and calculated purpose of

    misappropriating

    an

    Soccer Stars goodwill and business reputation. Furthermore, Defendants h

    confusingly similar

    to Super Soccer Stars mark for

    the

    willful

    and

    calcula

    confusion

    and mistake among the

    public

    and

    of

    deceiving the

    public as to t

    ofDefendants services in violation ofSuper

    Soccer

    Stars rights

    under the

    state

    of

    New

    York.

    52. Upon information and belief, Defendants were on

    notice

    of

    exclusive rights in the

    SUPER

    SOCCER STARS mark before adopting

    the

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS mark

    by virtue

    ofGuerrier s employmen

    Stars

    and

    by virtue

    of

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    federal trademark

    registration

    fo

    SOCCER

    STARS mark.

    As aresult, Defendants adoption ofaconfusing

    SUPER

    SOCCER

    STARS mark is willful, in bad faith and

    with

    full know

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    53. The aforesaid conduct ofDefendants constitutes

    unfair comp

    infringement

    under the common law

    ofthe

    State

    of

    New York.

    54. Defendants conduct has caused

    and

    is causing immediate an

    to

    Super Soccer Stars

    and will continue to both damage Super Soccer

    Stars

    public unless enjoined by this

    Court.

    Super Soccer Stars

    has

    no adequate re

    COUNT

    IV

    Dilution Under

    New

    York

    Law

    By

    Both

    DefendantsN.Y.

    Gen. B

    55.

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    repeats

    and

    realleges paragraphs

    1

    throug

    set forth herein.

    56. As

    a

    result

    of

    extensive use and promotion ofthe SUPER SO

    and the

    services

    offered thereunder by Super Soccer Stars for more than

    a

    d

    SOCCER

    STARS

    mark

    is

    highly distinctive of

    Super Soccer Stars

    service

    recognized

    among the

    consuming public

    as

    a

    designation

    of

    source

    of

    Supe

    services.

    The

    SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    mark

    was

    distinctive

    and widely

    Defendants commenced their

    unauthorized

    use ofthe substantially

    similar

    SOCCERSTARSmark as described herein.

    57. Defendants unauthorized use the CREATIVITY SOCCER

    diluting and

    is

    likely

    to

    continue

    diluting

    the SUPER SOCCER

    STARS

    m

    distinctiveness thereof and is

    likely

    to injure Super Soccer

    Stars

    business

    removed Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    reputation

    from its own control and that

    defi

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    public unless enjoined by this Court. Super Soccer Stars has no adequate re

    COUNT

    V

    (Breach of Contract by Guerrier)

    59.

    Super Soccer Stars repeats and realleges paragraphs 1throug

    set forth herein.

    60. Guerrier

    entered

    into a Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    Employee

    Agreem

    13,

    2013 and isboundby the terms of thatcontract.

    61. Less than one month

    after

    his employment with Super Socce

    Guerrier

    formed and began operating (and

    still operates)

    Creativity

    Soccer

    entity that

    engages

    in children s soccer

    instruction

    in Brooklyn, New

    York.

    direct

    violation

    ofthe terms of Guerrier's

    Super

    Soccer Stars Employee

    Ag

    62. Through his

    CREATIVITY

    SOCCER STARS business,

    Gu

    employs Mr. Sidorski,

    a

    former

    Super Soccer

    Stars coach who

    Guerrier

    kne

    Super Soccer

    Stars

    employee,

    by virtue of

    working

    with Mr. Sidorski

    at Su

    partneringwith

    Mr.

    Sidorski

    at an NSCAA course taken bybothmen at aS

    facility. Such conduct is in

    direct

    violation ofthe terms ofGuerrier s Supe

    Employee Agreement.

    63.

    Theaforesaid conduct of Guerrier constitutes breachof

    con

    64.

    As

    a direct and proximate result of

    Guerrier s breach

    ofcon

    Stars

    has suffered

    and

    continues

    to

    suffer immediate

    and

    irreparable injury

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    WHEREFORE, PlaintiffRound Star,

    Inc.

    respectfully demands jud

    1)

    That a

    permanent

    injunction

    be issued enjoining Defendants

    jo

    and any oftheir officers, agents, privies, shareholders, principals, directors,

    servants, employees,

    affiliates,

    subsidiaries, successors and assigns,

    and

    all

    concert orparticipation with

    any

    of

    them,

    and any entity owned orcontrolle

    by any ofthe Defendants,

    from:

    (a) imitating, copying ormaking unauthorized use ofthemark

    STARS, orany

    simulation,

    reproduction, copy,

    colorable i

    confusingly similar

    variation ofthe SUPER SOCCER STA

    CREATIVITY SOCCER

    STARS

    (anysuchmark, a Proh

    as part of

    any

    corporate name, trademark, service mark, do

    name, business

    name,

    fictitious name, or

    otherwise

    present

    includes inwhole orinparta Prohibited Mark onorin con

    goods,

    businesses

    or

    services offered

    by

    Defendants

    or

    the

    promotion thereof;

    (b)

    using aProhibited Mark to refer to

    or

    describe any produc

    offered byor

    on

    behalf ofDefendants orany individual, en

    party affiliatedwith Defendants;

    (c)

    using a

    Prohibited

    Mark in

    or as part

    of

    any

    domain name,

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    (d) applying to register or registering in theUnited States Pate

    Office, or in anystatetrademark registry, anyProhibited

    M

    CREATIVITY SOCCER STARS

    mark;

    (e)

    using

    a Prohibited Mark in connection with thepromotion,

    offering for saleor the provisionof any goods or services;

    (f)

    engaging in any other activity constituting unfair competiti

    constituting an infringement ofthe

    SUPER SOCCER STA

    (g) instructing, assisting,

    aiding or abetting any

    other person

    o

    engaging

    inorperforming anyofthe activities referred toi

    through (f) above.

    2)

    Directing that Defendants deliver up

    to Super

    Soccer Stars a

    destruction all goods, labels, tags,

    signs,

    stationery, prints, packages, promo

    materials,

    advertisements

    and

    other materials

    currently in

    their possession

    o

    incorporating, featuring

    or

    bearing

    the CREATIVITY SOCCER

    STARS

    m

    incorporate,

    feature

    or

    bear any

    simulation, reproduction, copy, colorable im

    confusingly similar

    variation

    ofthe SUPER SOCCER STARS

    mark.

    3)

    Directing

    such

    other relief as the

    Court

    may

    deem

    appropria

    public from

    deriving the erroneous

    impression that any

    service

    offered

    or p

    Defendants within the UnitedStates is authorizedby Super SoccerStars or

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    5)

    That

    an

    injunction

    be

    issued enjoining

    Guerrier, and any ofhis

    shareholders, principals, directors, licensees,

    attorneys,

    servants, employees

    subsidiaries, successors andassigns, andall those persons in concert or part

    and any

    entity

    owned or

    controlled

    inwhole orin

    part

    byhim,

    from

    instruc

    or children's movement classes or from operating a business thatoffers the

    of

    New

    York City or

    within 100

    miles of

    any

    Super Soccer Stars

    location

    o

    City

    until the

    expiration ofGuerrier s

    obligations under

    his Super

    Soccer

    S

    Agreement

    on

    April

    1,

    2015 and

    from

    otherwise engaging in any other con

    breach

    of

    Guerrier's Super Soccer Stars Employee Agreement.

    6)

    Awarding

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars such damages

    it

    has

    sustained

    reasonof Defendants' acts of trademark infringement andunfair competitio

    breach o f

    contract.

    7)

    Awarding Super Soccer Stars all gains, profits, property and

    by

    Defendants

    from

    their

    unlawful

    conduct

    and,

    pursuant

    to

    15

    U.S.C.

    11

    Soccer Stars an amount

    up

    to three times the amount ofactual damages sus

    Defendants violation ofthe

    Lanham Act.

    8)

    Awarding

    to

    Super Soccer Stars exemplary and punitive

    dam

    further willful trademark infringement as theCourtfinds appropriate.

    9) Awarding to

    Super

    Soccer

    Stars

    its costs and disbursements

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    11)

    Awarding to Super

    Soccer

    Stars such

    other

    and further relief

    deem

    just

    and proper.

    JURY TR I L DEM ND

    Plaintiff demands a jury trial in this action.

    FROSS

    ZELNICK LEHRMAN Z

    Dated: November 13, 2014 By:

    James/ty

    Weinberger

    (jweinb/rier@

    Jason V Jones (jjones@fross^lnick.

    866

    United Na tions Plaza

    New

    York,

    New

    York

    10017

    Tel: (212)813-5900

    Fax: (212)813-5901

    Attorneys

    for l intiffRound Star

    In

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