Nordstrom Consulting, Inc.; Steven Nordstrom v. Innova Systems, Inc.; Cheryl Nordstrom

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division · February 5, 2026 · No. 1:18-cv-03011

Summary

This document is a plaintiffs’ motion for judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) in a federal case in the Northern District of Illinois. It argues that defendants presented legally insufficient evidence to support trade secret, trademark, trade name, common-law trademark, and DMCA claims.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether defendants presented legally sufficient evidence to support their trade-secret claim.
  2. Whether defendants presented legally sufficient evidence to support their trademark, tradename, and common-law trademark infringement claims.
  3. Whether defendants presented legally sufficient evidence to support their DMCA claim.
  4. Whether plaintiffs were entitled to judgment as a matter of law under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a).

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (5)

  • Beverly v. Abbott Labs., 107 F.4th 737, 748 (7th Cir. 2024)(followed)
  • IDX Sys. Corp. v. Epic Sys. Corp., 285 F.3d 581, 584 (7th Cir. 2002)(followed)
  • GlobalTap LLC v. Elkay Mfg. Co., No. 13 C 632, 2015 WL 94235, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 5, 2015)(followed)
  • Vision Ctr. Nw., Inc. v. Vision Value, LLC, 673 F. Supp. 679, 683–84 (N.D. Ind. 2008)(followed)
  • ARNA Corp. v. P&G, 747 F. Supp. 2d 1008, 1016 (N.D. Ill. 2010)(followed)

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