Natsicha Wetchasart sues Schedule A sellers over registered coquette and Christmas patterns

The complaint

Wetchasart v. Schedule A Defendants, No. 2:26-cv-02364-CCW (W.D. Pa.), was filed and dated November 2, 2026 (24 pages). A minute entry the same day states that Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand is presiding. The plaintiff is Natsicha Wetchasart, whom the complaint describes as a self-taught artist who creates clipart. It says she has been drawing for 10 years since she started learning at home in 2016, that she started drawing and selling more seriously in 2019, and that it has since become her full-time work. The defendants are the individuals, partnerships, and unincorporated associations identified on Schedule A. The complaint pleads subject-matter jurisdiction under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) and (b), and 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1391. It says the defendants do not reside in the United States and are subject to venue in any district. The complaint demands a trial by jury on all claims. (Compl. caption; paras. 2, 11, 12, 24; Demand for Jury Trial; docket minute entry Nov. 2, 2026.)

The works

The complaint's comparison chart pairs registration numbers and titles with defendant number ranges. Under VA 2-499-953 it lists four titles: Coquette seamless pattern Blue ribbon and bow watercolor (Def #s 1-15, 32-44); Coquette Cowgirl Hat and boots with pink bow Seamless Pattern (Def #s 16-25, 30, 31); Coquette seamless pattern Blue ribbon watercolor (Def #s 26, 29); and Seamless Pattern Christmas Tree Coquette pink and mint green wallpaper watercolor (Def # 27). Under VA 2-500-313 it lists Christmas seamless pattern Pink Christmas Tree (Def # 28). The chart numbers defendants from Def #1 through Def #44. (Compl. para. 1 chart.)

The Copyright Office public record for VA 2-499-953 lists the title Coquette Aesthetic 2024, with the catalog note Group registration of Two Dimensional Artwork, 5 artworks, 2024-02-25 to 2024-12-16. It lists Natsicha Wetchasart as claimant, a registration date of May 4, 2026, and a 2024 creation year. The Copyright Office public record for VA 2-500-313 lists the title Christmas seamless pattern Pink Christmas Tree, with Natsicha Wetchasart as claimant, a registration date of May 4, 2026, a 2023 creation year, and a first publication date of October 23, 2023. (Copyright Office public records.)

The complaint alleges that Wetchasart is the owner of registration numbers VA 2-499-953 and VA 2-500-313, that the registrations are valid, subsisting, and in full force and effect, and, upon information and belief, that the copyrights have effective dates that predate the defendants' acts of copyright infringement. It says true and correct copies of the registration certificates are attached as Exhibit 1. (Compl. paras. 1, 12, 14, 23, 46.)

What it alleges

The opening paragraph alleges that all defendants are knowingly and intentionally displaying, promoting, advertising, distributing, offering for sale, and selling infringing versions of the works on the Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Temu.com online marketplaces, under the seller identities and online marketplace accounts set out on Schedule A. Paragraph 34 alleges that Wetchasart has identified numerous fully interactive marketplace listings for infringement of the works on Amazon, Walmart, and Shein, and that each defendant has offered to sell and, on information and belief, has sold and continues to sell infringing products to consumers in the United States, including Pennsylvania. Paragraph 38 alleges, upon information and belief, that the defendants regularly create new websites and online marketplace accounts on Amazon, Walmart, and Shein using the identities listed in Schedule A. (Compl. intro; paras. 34, 38.)

The complaint says the defendants are individuals and business entities who, upon information and belief, reside in the People's Republic of China or other foreign jurisdictions. It alleges, upon information and belief, that they are an interrelated group of infringers working in active concert to knowingly and willfully manufacture, import, distribute, offer for sale, and sell the products. (Compl. paras. 31, 36.)

Count I is headed Copyright Infringement. It alleges that each defendant, without permission, has sold and continues to sell online pirated derivative works of the works, has violated the exclusive rights of reproduction and distribution, and has infringed rights protected under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. It alleges that the acts of infringement have been willful, intentional, and in disregard of and with indifference to Wetchasart's rights. It says she is entitled to relief under 17 U.S.C. § 504, to attorneys' fees and costs under 17 U.S.C. § 505, and to injunctive relief prohibiting further infringement and ordering destruction of unauthorized copies under 17 U.S.C. §§ 502 and 503. (Compl. paras. 44 to 50.)

Count II is headed Civil Conspiracy. It states that Wetchasart is informed and believes, and therefore alleges upon information and belief, that the defendants knowingly and voluntarily entered into a scheme and agreement to engage in a combination of unlawful acts and misconduct, including a concerted effort to maintain the distribution, marketing, advertising, shipping, and sale of products that bear the copyrighted designs. It alleges that the objective was to unfairly compete against her and to profit from her intellectual property. It says she is entitled to injunctive relief, an order granting her damages and the defendants' profits stemming from their false advertisements, and exemplary or punitive damages for the defendants' intentional misconduct. (Compl. paras. 51 to 56.)

Relief sought

The prayer asks that the defendants, their affiliates, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting in active concert with them be temporarily, preliminarily, and permanently enjoined from using the works on products that are not authorized reproductions, from passing off, inducing, or enabling others to sell or pass off any product not produced under her authorization, control, or supervision and approved by her for sale under the works, from further infringing the works, from moving unauthorized inventory that uses the images, and from using the defendant merchant storefronts or any other online marketplace account used to sell unauthorized products derived from the works. It asks for an order that, upon her request, those in privity with the defendants and those with notice of the injunction, including online marketplaces, social media platforms, internet search engines, and web hosts, disable accounts and advertisements used to sell unauthorized products derived from the works and take steps to prevent links to the Schedule A accounts from displaying in search results. It asks for a judgment that the defendants have willfully infringed her rights in the federally registered copyrights under 17 U.S.C. § 501 and have otherwise injured her business reputation and business; actual damages or statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504, at her election, in an amount to be determined at trial; reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; punitive damages; and any other relief the court deems just and proper. (Compl. Prayer 1 to 7.)

The restraining order

On November 2, 2026, Wetchasart moved for a temporary restraining order, an order restraining assets and merchant storefronts, expedited discovery, and an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue, and moved for leave to file documents under seal. The same day, Judge Wiegand granted the motion for leave to file documents under seal. The Schedule A page in the complaint states that the page is the subject of the motion to file under seal and that the page has been redacted in accordance with L.R. 5.4(b)(1). On November 3, 2026, Wetchasart filed under seal an exhibit, with a Schedule A attachment, in support of the restraining-order papers. On November 4, 2026, Judge Wiegand granted the motion for a temporary restraining order, the motion for an order restraining assets and merchant storefronts, the motion for an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue, and the motion to expedite discovery. The order directs the defendants to show cause, in person, in Courtroom 9B of the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. United States Courthouse on November 17, 2026, at 10:45 AM, before Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand, why a preliminary injunction should not issue. It states that the defendants' opposition papers must be filed on or before November 10, 2026. (ECF Nos. 4, 5, 10, 13, 15; Compl. p. 24.)