Kateryna Shamanska sues Schedule A sellers over 27 pattern designs

The complaint

Shamanska v. Schedule A Defendants, No. 2:26-cv-02287 (W.D. Pa.), was filed October 21, 2026. The complaint is Document 1, seeks damages and injunctive relief, and demands a jury. The defendants are the individuals, partnerships, and unincorporated associations identified on Schedule A, which the complaint says is the subject of a motion to file under seal. The docket shows Judge Robert J. Colville presiding, and the same day a motion for a temporary restraining order, an asset restraint, expedited relief, and an order to show cause, and a motion for leave to file documents under seal. The complaint is signed by Stanley D. Ference III of Ference & Associates LLC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The parties and the works

The complaint describes Kateryna Shamanska as a graphic designer, illustrator, and pattern designer based in Pforzheim, Germany who also works as Shamanska Kate, with designs drawing on 1970s psychedelia, retro styles, and Art Nouveau. It pleads 27 registrations in the VA 2-452 and VA 2-453 series, for works including Victorian flowers Birds and berries, Cherry Pattern, Sunflowers form, sweet cherry skull, and Night Sky with Stars & Clouds. Its comparison chart assigns each design to numbered defendants, from 1 through 147.

What it alleges

The complaint alleges the defendants operate storefronts on Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Temu.com and sell products that copy Shamanska's works, and that each defendant has infringed at least one registration. It pleads venue under 28 U.S.C. 1391, alleging the defendants do not reside in the United States, and alleges, on information and belief, that the defendants do significant business in the district.

Count I alleges willful copyright infringement of the exclusive rights of reproduction and distribution under the Copyright Act and seeks relief under 17 U.S.C. 502 through 505. Count II alleges, on information and belief, that the defendants agreed to a scheme to distribute and sell products bearing Shamanska's designs, and pleads civil conspiracy.

Relief sought

The complaint asks for temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctions, orders directing marketplaces, social media platforms, and search engines to disable the defendants' accounts, advertisements, and links, a judgment of willful infringement under 17 U.S.C. 501, actual or statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. 504, attorney's fees and costs, and punitive damages.