Ivan Mahileuchyk sues Schedule A sellers over 24 registered designs on Amazon, Walmart, and Temu

The complaint

Mahileuchyk v. Schedule A Defendants, No. 2:26-cv-02327-RJC (W.D. Pa.), was filed and dated October 27, 2026 (29 pages). A docket entry the same day states that Judge Robert J. Colville is presiding. The plaintiff is Ivan Mahileuchyk, whom the complaint describes as a full-time illustrator for microstock agencies with a portfolio of about 30,000 illustrations, inspired by 1980s and 1990s U.S. visual styles including pin-up illustrations, motorcycle club aesthetics, tattoo studio culture, nature and wilderness motifs, national parks, and rock music. The defendants are the individuals, partnerships, and unincorporated associations identified on Schedule A, which is redacted in the complaint. The complaint demands a jury trial. (Compl. caption; paras. 23 to 24; Schedule A; Demand for Jury Trial.)

The works

The complaint's comparison chart pairs twenty-four registered works with images of the defendants' products and defendant number ranges: VA 2-499-254 (Nature Poster with Mountains, Forest, River, and Canoe at Sunrise); VA 2-499-667 (Sugar Skulls and Red Roses Decorative Pattern); VA 2-499-669 (Western Pattern Featuring Cowboys, Cacti, and Desert Mountains on Yellow Background); VA 2-499-675 (Western Pattern Featuring Cowboys, Cacti, Desert Rocks, and Sunset Sky); VA 2-499-672 (Vintage Barber Flyer Template with Barber Chair, Straight Razor, and Text); VA 2-499-674 (Poster with Vintage Microphone and 'Karaoke Party'); VA 2-499-677 (Pinup Poster Featuring Tattooed Woman Holding a Tattoo Machine); VA 2-499-671 (Retro Space Poster with UFO Above Trees Stealing Human and Text on Starry Background); VA 2-499-678 (Western Pattern Featuring Cowboys, Lassos, and Bold Typography); VA 2-499-659 (Tropical Tiki Mask Pattern with Floral Elements); VA 2-499-670 (Rock and Roll Pattern with Skulls, Guitars, Tapes, Microphones, Red Stars, and Lightning); VA 2-499-666 (Sugar Skulls and Red Roses Design); VA 2-499-253 (Dragon and Peony Flower Pattern Featuring Golden and Red Dragons); VA 2-499-259 (Black and White Pattern with Scattered Audio Cassette Tapes); VA 2-499-661 (Snake-Wrapped Skull and Crossed Bones Poster); VA 2-500-139 (Pinup Poster Featuring Blonde Girl on Cigar with Green Background); VA 2-499-664 (Rodeo Pattern with Cowboys, Bull Riders, and Map Silhouettes); VA 2-499-662 (Skulls and Skeletal Hands Clutching Dollar Bills); VA 2-499-248 (Colorful Summer Pattern with Flamingo Illustrations and Palm Silhouettes); VA 2-499-673 (Silhouettes of Guns and Weapons in Camouflage Colors); VA 2-499-676 (Urban Pattern Featuring Skulls, Gold Chains, Crosses, Brass Knuckles, Gems, and Dollar Bills); VA 2-499-249 (Black and White Illustration of Detailed Muscle Car Engine); VA 2-499-668 (Pinup Poster with Woman in Military Uniform on Bullet); VA 2-499-663 (Skeletons on Islands, Palm Trees, and Sharks Leaping from the Sea). It alleges Mahileuchyk owns these registrations, that they are valid and in force, and, upon information and belief, that the copyrights have effective dates that predate the defendants' acts of infringement. (Compl. para. 1 chart; para. 14; Ex. 1 cited.) Copyright Office records for all 24 registrations list Ivan Mahileuchyk as claimant and a registration date of February 18, 2026.

What it alleges

The complaint alleges that the defendants, who it says, upon information and belief, reside in the People's Republic of China or other foreign jurisdictions, operate storefronts on Amazon, Walmart, and Temu that display, promote, offer, and sell products bearing the works without authorization. It alleges, upon information and belief, that the defendants are an interrelated group of infringers working in active concert, and that they regularly create new websites and online marketplace accounts. Count I alleges copyright infringement and that the infringement was willful. Count II alleges, upon information and belief, that the defendants knowingly and voluntarily entered a scheme and agreement to engage in unlawful acts including a concerted effort to market and sell products bearing the designs, and pleads civil conspiracy. (Compl. intro; paras. 31, 36, 38, 44 to 56.)

Relief sought

The plaintiff asks for temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctions; orders directing online marketplaces, social media platforms, search engines, and web hosts to disable the defendants' accounts and advertisements and to remove links to the Schedule A accounts from search results; a judgment that the defendants willfully infringed his registered copyrights under 17 U.S.C. 501 and otherwise injured his business reputation and business; actual or statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. 504 at his election; attorneys' fees and costs; punitive damages; and other relief. (Compl. Prayer 1 to 7.)

Early motions

The same day, the plaintiff moved for a temporary restraining order, an order restraining assets and merchant storefronts, expedited treatment, and an order to show cause, and moved for leave to file documents under seal. (ECF Nos. 4, 5.) On October 29, 2026, the court granted the sealing motion, allowing Schedule A, the restraining-order motion and its supporting documents, a motion for alternative service and its supporting documents, and the summons to be filed under seal. The court also designated the case for its Alternative Dispute Resolution program. (ECF Nos. 7, 9.)