panavise prods. v. ultimate genesis - complaint

8/10/2019 Panavise Prods. v. Ultimate Genesis - Complaint

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J OSEPH A. WALKER, Stat e Bar No. 47223J ASON MATTHEW LAMB, Stat e Bar No. 222191THE WALKER LAWFI RM,A Pr of essi onal Cor por at i on3991 MacAr t hur Boul evard, Sui t e 350Newport Beach, CA 92660

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At t or neys f or Pl ai nt i f f ,PANAVI SE PRODUCTS, I NC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTERN DIVISION

PANAVI SE PRODUCTS, I NC. , a Nevadacor por at i on,

Pl ai nt i f f ,

v.

ULTI MATE GENESI S LLC, aCal i f orni a l i mi ted l i abi l i t ycompany d. b. a. CYBERKI N,

Def endant .

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Case No. : 2: 15- CV- 00108Assi gned t o Hon. ___ _____________

COMPLAINT FOR:

1. PATENT INFRINGEMENT;2. TRADE DRESS INFRINGEMENT

UNDER 15 U.S.C. 1125(A);3. VIOLATION UNDER 43(A) OF

THE LANHAM ACT;4. STATE AND COMMON LAW

MISAPPROPRIATION AND UNFAIR

COMPETITION;5. STATUTORY UNFAIR COMPETITION

IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIABUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE 17200, ET SEQ.; AND

6. PASSING OFF UNDER 43(A) OFLANHAM ACT, 15 U.S.C. 1125(A).

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

COMES NOW Pl ai nt i f f , PANAVI SE PRODUCTS, I NC. , a Nevada

cor por at i on ( PanaVi se Pr oduct s and/ or Pl ai nt i f f ) , f or cl ai ms f or

r el i ef agai nst Def endant , ULTI MATE GENESI S LLC, a Cal i f or ni a l i mi t ed

l i abi l i t y company d. b. a. CYBERKI N ( Cyber ki n and/ or Def endant ) ,

compl ai ni ng and al l egi ng as f ol l ows:

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F: \ J ASON\ Pl eadi ngs\ 146- 94 Compl ai nt. wpd COMPLAINT

Case 2:15-cv-00108 Document 1 Filed 01/07/15 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #:1


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JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Thi s Cour t has or i gi nal j ur i sdi ct i on over t hi s act i on

pur suant t o 28 U. S. C. 1331 and 1338. Thi s i s an act i on f or pat ent

i nf r i ngement ar i si ng under t he pat ent l aws of t he Uni t ed St at es ofAmer i ca, Ti t l e 35 U. S. C. 271, et seq. , Uni t ed St at es Code; t r ade

dr ess i nf r i ngement ar i si ng under t he Tr ademar k Laws of t he Uni t ed

St at es, 15 U. S. C. 1051, et seq. , 15 U. S. C. 1125( a) and under 43

of t he Lanham Act , and, as such, t hi s Cour t has j ur i sdi ct i on over t he

subj ect mat t er of t hi s act i on under Lanham Act 39( a) , 15 U. S. C.

1121( a) and 28 U. S. C. 1338( a) . Pl ai nt i f f i nvokes suppl ement al

j ur i sdi ct i on of t hi s Cour t under 28 U. S. C. 1338( b) and 1367( a) t o

consi der cl ai ms ar i si ng under st at e l aw.

2. Venue i s pr oper i n t hi s Cour t under 28 U. S. C. 1391( b) and

( c ) .

THE PARTIES

3. PanaVi se Pr oduct s i s a Nevada cor por at i on, or gani zed and

exi st i ng under t he l aws of t he St at e of Nevada, wi t h i t s pr i nci pal

pl ace of busi ness l ocat ed at 7540 Col ber t Dr i ve, i n t he Ci t y of Reno,

Count y of Washoe, St ate of Nevada. PanaVi se Pr oduct s i s engaged i n

t he manuf act ur e, di st r i but i on, and sal e of suct i on cup mount s under

t he r egi st er ed t r ademar k PANAVI SE and t he common l aw t r ademar k PV-

809.

4. Pl ai nt i f f i s i nf or med and bel i eves, and upon such

i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant i s a Cal i f or ni a l i mi t ed

l i abi l i t y company, or gani zed and exi st i ng under t he l aws of t he St at e

of Cal i f or ni a, wi t h i t s pr i nci pal pl ace of busi ness l ocat ed at 38350

Fr emont Boul evar d, Sui t e 202C, i n t he Ci t y of Fr emont , Count y of

Al ameda, St at e of Cal i f or ni a. Pl ai nt i f f i s i nf or med and bel i eves, and

F: \ J ASON\ Pl eadi ngs\ 146- 94 Compl ai nt. wpd COMPLAINT-2-



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upon such i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant al so does

busi ness as CYBERKI N. Pl ai nt i f f i s i nf or med and bel i eves, and upon

such i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant , t hr ough i t s

agent s, empl oyees, shar ehol ders, and at t or neys, i s engaged i n t hemanuf act ur e, i mpor t at i on, di st r i but i on, and/ or sal es of suct i on cup

mount s ( i dent i f i ed by Def endant as Gopr omate(TM) Suct i on Cup Mount

f or GoPro Her o 1, 2, 3 wi t h 1/ 4 I nch Tr i pod Mount Adapt er ) on a

nat i onwi de basi s, i ncl udi ng wi t hi n t he Cent r al Di st r i ct of Cal i f or ni a,

by di r ect r et ai l sal es and/ or shi pment s di r ect l y to consumer s vi a t he

i nt er net , i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o t hr ough an i nt er act i ve st or e

f r ont on Amazon .

FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Patent Infringement United States Patent No. D521850)

5. Pl ai nt i f f real l eges, ref ers t o and herei n i ncorporat es by

r ef er ence each and ever y al l egat i on cont ai ned i n Par agr aphs 1 t hr ough

4 of t hi s Compl ai nt as t hough f ul l y set f or t h her ei n.

6. On May 30, 2006, Uni t ed St at es Pat ent No. D521850 ( t he 850

Pat ent ) , f or a desi gn ent i t l ed Wi ndow Gr i p, was dul y and l egal l y

i ssued i n t he names of I nvent ors, Gary Lee Ri cht er and Br uce Edward

Ri cht er . By vi r t ue of pr oper assi gnment , PanaVi se Pr oduct s has

acqui r ed and dul y owns al l r i ght , t i t l e, and i nt er est i n t he 850

Pat ent , i ncl udi ng t he r i ght t o sue and r ecover f or i nf r i ngement

t her eof . At t ached her et o as EXHIBIT A i s a t r ue and cor r ect copy of

t he 850 Pat ent , and t he assi gnment whi ch are i ncorporated herei n by

r ef er ence as t hough f ul l y set f or t h.

7. Si nce or about November 20, 2003, Wi ndow Gr i ps manuf act ur ed,

di st r i but ed, and sol d by Pl ai nt i f f have been mar ked t o i ndi cat e t hat

such pr oduct s were subj ect t o a pendi ng patent .




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8. Si nce or about May 30, 2006, Wi ndow Gr i ps manuf act ur ed,

di st r i but ed, and sol d by Pl ai nt i f f have been mar ked t o i ndi cat e t hat

such pr oduct s ar e patent ed under t he 850 Pat ent .

9. Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s, empl oyees, shar ehol der s, andat t or neys, have i nf r i nged t he 850 Pat ent pur suant t o 35 U. S. C.

Sect i on 271 by:

( a) di r ectl y i nf r i ngi ng t hr ough t he acts of manuf actur i ng,

i mpor t i ng, di st r i but i ng, of f er i ng t o sel l , and/ or

sel l i ng suct i on cup mount s embodyi ng the or nament al

desi gn of t he Wi ndow Gr i p as shown and descr i bed

t her ei n;

( b) cont r i but or i l y i nf r i ngi ng t hr ough t he act s of

manuf actur i ng, i mpor t i ng, di st r i but i ng, of f er i ng t o

sel l , and/ or sel l i ng component s of suct i on cup mount s

const i t ut i ng a mat er i al par t of such desi gn knowi ng t he

component s t o be especi al l y made or adapt ed f or use i n

i nf r i ngi ng t he 850 Pat ent and not commodi t i es sui t abl e

f or subst ant i al noni nf r i ngi ng use; and/ or

( c) i nduci ng i nf r i ngement t hr ough t he act s of

manuf actur i ng, i mpor t i ng, di st r i but i ng, of f er i ng t o

sel l , and/ or sel l i ng component s const i t ut i ng a mat er i al

par t of such desi gn, knowi ng t he component s t o be

especi al l y made or adapt ed f or use i n i nf r i ngi ng t he

850 Pat ent and not commodi t i es sui t abl e f or

subst ant i al non- i nf r i ngi ng use.

Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s, empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys,

have commi t t ed t he above- ment i oned act s wi t hi n t hi s j udi ci al di st r i ct

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and t hr oughout t he Uni t ed St ates of Amer i ca, and wi l l cont i nue t o do

so unl ess enj oi ned by t hi s Cour t .


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant s acts of i nf r i ngementhave been commi t t ed wi l l f ul l y and wi t h knowl edge of Pl ai nt i f f s pat ent

r i ght s.


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s,

empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, ar e unl i kel y t o cease i t s

i nf r i ngi ng act s upon r ecei pt of t hi s Compl ai nt .

12. Pl ai nt i f f has suf f er ed and i s suf f er i ng damages, i ncl udi ng

i mpai r ment of t he val ue of t he 850 Pat ent , i n an amount yet t o be

det ermi ned.

13. Def endant s act s of i nf r i ngement ar e causi ng i r r epar abl e

har m t o Pl ai nt i f f and wi l l cont i nue t o cause i r r epar abl e har m unl ess

enj oi ned by t hi s Cour t .


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat t he Def endant s act s of

i nf r i ngement have r esul t ed and ar e cur r ent l y resul t i ng i n subst ant i al

unj ust pr of i t s and unj ust enr i chment on t he par t of Def endant i n an

amount yet t o be det er mi ned.

SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Trade Dress Infringement, 15 U.S.C. 1125(a))

15. Pl ai nt i f f r eal l eges, r ef er s to and her ei n i ncor por at es by



16. Pl ai nt i f f has been and i s engaged i n t he busi ness of

manuf act ur i ng, di st r i but i ng, and sel l i ng suct i on cup mount s. Si nce at




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l east as ear l y as 2003, Pl ai nt i f f has act i vel y adver t i sed, pr omot ed

and publ i ci zed i t s pr oduct s t o t he t r ade and t he publ i c. Pl ai nt i f f

has acqui r ed and devel oped subst ant i al and val uabl e goodwi l l f or

i t sel f and i t s pr oduct s among t hose i n t he t r ade and t he publ i c as ar esul t of : ( a) Pl ai nt i f f s ext ensi ve sal es and di st r i but i on t hr oughout

t he Uni t ed St at es of Amer i ca and i nt er nat i onal l y of i t s pr oduct s; ( b)

t he hi gh qual i t y of Pl ai nt i f f s pr oduct s; and ( c) Pl ai nt i f f s

adver t i si ng and publ i ci t y of i t s pr oduct s.

17. Pl ai nt i f f began t o use a cer t ai n s i ze, shape, col or , and

t extur e as f eat ur es i n t he PanaVi se Pr oduct s suct i on cup mount s at

l east as ear l y as 2003 as a t r ade dr ess f or i t s goods.


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat t he Def endant s sal es of suct i on

cup mount s ( i dent i f i ed by Def endant as Gopr omate( TM) Suct i on Cup

Mount f or GoPr o Hero 1, 2, 3 wi t h 1/ 4 I nch Tr i pod Mount Adapt er) f or

use wi t h var i ous pr oduct s ar e f acsi mi l es of Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dr ess

f or i t s suct i on cup mount s ( i dent i f i ed by Pl ai nt i f f as WI NDOWGRI P

DELUXE, model no. PV- 809) , when consi dered as a whol e ( wi t h r egard t o

si ze, shape, col or , and t ext ur es) .

19. Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s, empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and

at t or neys, began t o use subst ant i al l y si mi l ar si zes, shapes, col or s,

and t extur es on hi s suct i on cup mount s i n an ar ea wher e Pl ai nt i f f was

al r eady adver t i si ng and sel l i ng t hei r suct i on cup mount s.

20. The desi gn and appear ance of t he t r ade dr ess of Pl ai nt i f f s

suct i on cup mount s wer e al l or i gi nal cr eat i ons devel oped expr essl y by

and f or Pl ai nt i f f . Pl ai nt i f f i s i nf or med and bel i eves, and upon such

i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Pl ai nt i f f was t he f i r st t o make

use of t he desi gn and t r ade dr ess.




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21. Def endant s use of Pl ai nt i f f s desi gn and t r ade dr ess was

wi t hout t he consent of Pl ai nt i f f .

22. Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dress i s non- f unct i onal .

23. Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dr ess has acqui r ed secondar y meani ng.24. Def endant s t r ade dr ess has caused, and i s l i kel y t o cause,

conf usi on among or di nar y pur chaser s as t o the sour ce of Pl ai nt i f f s

and Def endants goods.

25. As a r esul t of Def endant s act i ons, Pl ai nt i f f has sustai ned

and cont i nues t o exper i ence speci al and general damages i n an amount

of $ 100, 000. 00 or more to be determi ned accor di ng t o pr oof at t he

t i me of t r i al .

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Violation Under 43(a) of Lanham Act)




28. Pl ai nt i f f has caused t he t r ade and publ i c t o r ecogni ze t he

pr oduct desi gn and t r ade dr ess of Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s as

symbol s of Pl ai nt i f f s goods by vi r t ue of : ( a) i t s or i gi nal use of t he

desi gn and appear ance of t he t r ade dr ess of i t s suct i on cup mount s; ( b)

i t s adver t i si ng, publ i ci t y and pr omot i on of i t s suct i on cup mount s;

and ( c) i t s commer ci al success of i t s suct i on cup mount s t hr oughout

t he t r ade and wi t h t he publ i c. The desi gn and t r ade dr ess whi ch

Pl ai nt i f f has cr eat ed symbol i zes goodwi l l of si gni f i cant val ue. As a

r esul t of t he Def endant s act i ons, Pl ai nt i f f has sust ai ned and

cont i nues t o exper i ence speci al and general damages i n an amount t o be

det er mi ned accor di ng t o pr oof at t he t i me of t r i al .

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28. Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s, empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and

at t or neys, ar e now manuf act ur i ng, i mpor t i ng, di st r i but i ng, adver t i si ng

and sel l i ng i n i nt er st at e commer ce, i ncl udi ng wi t hi n t he St at e of

Cal i f or ni a and t he Cent r al Di st r i ct of Cal i f or ni a, suct i on cup mount swhi ch i mi t at e t he di st i nct i ve desi gn and t r ade dr ess of Pl ai nt i f f s

suct i on cup mount s i n t hei r overal l appear ance and shape.



empl oyees, shar ehol ders, and at t orneys, have adver t i sed, pr omoted and

publ i ci zed t hei r suct i on cup mount s t hr oughout t he t r ade and wi t h t he

publ i c.

30. Pl ai nt i f f l ear ned of Def endant s appr opr i at i on of t he

appear ance and desi gn and Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dr ess of i t s suct i on cup

mount s i n or about December 2014.


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant s di st r i but i on and sal e

of Def endant s suct i on cup mount s wi t hi n and out si de of t hi s j udi ci al

di st r i ct , and i n commer ce, cont i nues at pr esent .

32. Pl ai nt i f f s desi gn and t r ade dr ess have come t o ser ve as a

desi gnat i on of or i gi n of Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s and as a

symbol of t he goodwi l l whi ch Pl ai nt i f f has est abl i shed f or i t s pr oduct

by vi r t ue of : ( a) i t s or i gi nal desi gn and appear ance of i t s suct i on

cup mount s; ( b) i t s ext ensi ve adver t i si ng, publ i ci t y and pr omot i on of

i t s suct i on cup mount s; and ( c) i t s ext ensi ve sal es of i t s suct i on cup

mount s.

33. Def endant s use of Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s desi gn

and t r ade dr ess const i t ut es a f al se desi gnat i on or r epr esent at i on,

whi ch has mi sl ed, and i s l i kel y t o cont i nue t o mi sl ead, t he publ i c




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i nt o bel i evi ng that Def endant s suct i on cup mount s ar e manuf act ur ed by

Pl ai nt i f f or pr oduced under i t s super vi si on and cont r ol or wi t h i t s

endor sement or appr oval . As a r esul t of t he publ i c accept ance of

Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s, Def endant s suct i on cup mount s havebeen and wi l l cont i nue t o be mi st aken f or Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup

mounts.

34. Def endant s af or ement i oned act s of f al se desi gnat i on of

or i gi n and f al se descr i pt i ons and r epr esent at i on have damaged

Pl ai nt i f f i n an amount t o be det er mi ned accor di ng t o pr oof at t he t i me

of t r i al .

35. Def endant s acts of f al se desi gnat i on of or i gi n and f al se

descr i pt i ons and mi sr epr esent at i ons i n vi ol at i on of 43( a) of t he

Lanham act ( 15 U. S. C. 1125( a) ) have caused i r r epar abl e har m, f or

whi ch Pl ai nt i f f has no adequate remedy at l aw.

FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(State and Common Law Misappropriation

and Unfair Competition)






empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, has di st r i but ed, sol d,

adver t i sed, publ i ci zed, and pr omot ed i t s pr oduct s wi t hi n t he St at e of

Cal i f or ni a. Def endant s use of Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s desi gn,

pi ct ur es, t ext , appear ance, and t r ade dr ess has caused and i s l i kel y

t o cause conf usi on bet ween Def endant and hi s product s and Pl ai nt i f f

and i t s product s, and such use by Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s,




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empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, i nf r i nges t he val uabl e common

l aw r i ght of Pl ai nt i f f i n i t s pr oduct desi gn and appear ance and i t s

t r ade dr ess.

38. Def endant s acti vi t i es al so const i t ut e unf ai r compet i t i onwi t h Pl ai nt i f f by cr eat i ng conf usi on as t o t he sour ce or sponsor shi p

of t he suct i on cup mount s di st r i but ed and sol d by Def endant , and by

mi sappr opr i at i ng t he f i ne r eput at i on of Pl ai nt i f f i n i t s pr oduct

desi gn, appear ance, and t r ade dr ess, t her eby i nj ur i ng t hat r eput at i on

and goodwi l l and di ver t i ng f r om Pl ai nt i f f t he benef i t s ar i si ng f r om

t hat r eput at i on and goodwi l l .

39. As a r esul t of Def endant s act s of i nf r i ngement , unf ai r

compet i t i on, and mi sappr opr i at i on, Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s,

empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, has damaged Pl ai nt i f f who has

sust ai ned and cont i nues t o exper i ence speci al and general damages i n

an amount t o be det er mi ned accordi ng t o pr oof at t he t i me of t r i al .

40. Def endant s af or ement i oned act s of i nf r i ngement , unf ai r

compet i t i on and mi sappr opr i at i on have caused i r r epar abl e har m t o

Pl ai nt i f f and, unl ess enj oi ned by thi s Cour t , wi l l cont i nue t o cause

such i r r epar abl e har m, f or whi ch Pl ai nt i f f has no adequat e r emedy at

l aw.

FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

( Statutory Unfair Competition In Violation of California

Business & Professions Code 17200, et seq.)





i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat t he above- descr i bed conduct of




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Def endant was ( 1) an unl awf ul busi ness pract i ce, ( 2) an unf ai r

busi ness pr act i ce, ( 3) a f r audul ent busi ness pr act i ce, and ( 4)

decept i ve, unf ai r , f al se and mi sl eadi ng adver t i si ng, whi ch const i t ut es

unf ai r compet i t i on under Cal i f or ni a Busi ness & Pr of essi ons Code 17200, et seq.

43. As a r esul t of Def endant s act i ons, Pl ai nt i f f has suf f er ed

i nj ur y i n f act and has l ost money.

44. As a r esul t of Def endant s act i ons, Pl ai nt i f f has sustai ned

and cont i nues t o exper i ence damages i n an amount t o be det ermi ned

accor di ng t o pr oof at t he t i me of t r i al .

45. By reason of Def endant s acti ons al l eged her ei n, Pl ai nt i f f

has suf f er ed, and wi l l cont i nue t o suf f er , i r r epar abl e har m unl ess and

unt i l t he Def endant s conduct i s enj oi ned.

SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Passing Off Under 43(a)

of Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(a))






empl oyees, shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, have di st r i but ed, sol d,

adver t i sed, publ i ci zed, and pr omot ed t hei r pr oduct s i n i nt er st at e

commer ce.

48. Def endant s use of Pl ai nt i f f s t rade dress i s a f al se

desi gnat i on or f al se r epr esent at i on t hat has caused and i s l i kel y t o

mi sl ead consumer s i nt o bel i evi ng t hat t he Def endant s suct i on cup

mount s ar e manuf act ur ed by Pl ai nt i f f or pr oduced under i t s super vi si on




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and cont r ol or wi t h i t s endor sement or appr oval . The passi ng of f

occur s because t her e i s a l i kel i hood of consumer conf usi on. As a

r esul t of t he publ i c accept ance of Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s, t he

Def endant s suct i on cup mount s have been and wi l l cont i nue t o bepur chased as, and f or , Pl ai nt i f f s suct i on cup mount s.

49. Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dress i s non- f unct i onal .

50. Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dr ess has acqui r ed secondar y meani ng.


i nf or mat i on and bel i ef al l eges t hat Def endant s suct i on cup mount s ar e

f acsi mi l es of Pl ai nt i f f s t r ade dr ess f or i t s suct i on cup mount s, when

consi der ed as a whol e ( wi t h r egar d t o si ze, shape, col or , and

t ext ur es) .

52. The af or ement i oned act s of f al se desi gnat i on of or i gi n and

f al se r epr esent at i on by Def endant , t hr ough i t s agent s, empl oyees,

shar ehol der s, and at t or neys, has damaged Pl ai nt i f f i n an amount t o be

det er mi ned accor di ng t o pr oof at t he t i me of t r i al .

53. By reason of Def endant s acti ons al l eged her ei n, Pl ai nt i f f

has suf f er ed, and wi l l cont i nue t o suf f er , i r r epar abl e har m unl ess and

unt i l t he Def endant s conduct i s enj oi ned.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, PanaVi se Pr oduct s prays f or j udgment as f ol l ows:

AS TO ALL CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

A. For pr el i mi nar y and per manent i nj unct i ons enj oi ni ng

Def endant , i t s di vi s i ons, subsi di ar i es, par ent s, af f i l i at es and i t s

r espect i ve of f i cer s, agent s, ser vant s, empl oyees and at t or neys, and

t hose per sons i n act i ve concer t or par t i ci pat i on wi t h any of t hem,

f r om:

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8. Tr adi ng upon or appr opr i at i ng t he goodwi l l and busi ness

r eput at i on of PanaVi se Pr oduct s; and/ or

9. I nduci ng, encour agi ng, ai di ng, abet t i ng or cont r i but i ng

t o any of t he af orement i oned act s.B. That Def endant f i l es wi t h t he Cour t and ser ve on PanaVi se

Pr oduct s counsel wi t hi n t hi r t y ( 30) days af t er ser vi ce on Def endant

of an i nj unct i on or der , or wi t hi n such extended per i od as t hi s Cour t

may di r ect , a r epor t i n wr i t i ng and under oat h, set t i ng f or t h i n

detai l t he manner and f orm i n whi ch Def endant has compl i ed wi t h t he

i nj unct i on or der ;

C. That al l suct i on cup mount s, i n t he possessi on or under

cont r ol of Def endant , and al l pl at es, mol ds, mat r i ces and ot her means

of manuf actur i ng or maki ng t he same, whi ch mi ght , i f used, vi ol at e t he

or der her ei n gr ant ed, be del i ver ed up and dest r oyed as t he Cour t shal l

di r ect ;

D. That Def endant be r equi r ed t o account and pay over t o

PanaVi se Pr oduct s al l gai ns, pr of i t s, advant ages, benef i t s der i ved by

t he f r om sal es of suct i on cup mount s t hat i nf r i nge t he 850 Pat ent ,

and, i n addi t i on, pay t he damages whi ch PanaVi se Pr oduct s has

sust ai ned f r om or by reason of t he Def endant s acts of i nf r i ngement of

t he 850 Pat ent , t oget her wi t h l egal i nt er est accrued f r om t he dat e

t hereof , and t hat t he total amount of damages be i ncr eased t o a sum

not exceedi ng t hr ee t i mes t he amount t hereof as pr ovi ded f or by 35

U. S. C. Sect i on 284;

E. That Def endant be r equi r ed t o account t o Pl ai nt i f f f or

Def endant s pr of i t s and t he act ual damages suf f er ed by Pl ai nt i f f as a

r esul t of Def endant s act s of t r ademar k i nf r i ngement , f al se

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t r ade pr act i ces, t oget her wi t h i nt er est , and t hat Pl ai nt i f f s recover y

be t r ebl ed, pur suant t o Sect i on 35 of t he Lanham Act ( 15 U. S. C.

1117) ;

F. That Def endant be r equi r ed t o account and pay over t oPanaVi se Pr oduct s al l gai ns, pr of i t s, advant ages, benef i t s der i ved by

t he and, i n addi t i on, t he damages whi ch PanaVi se Product s has

sust ai ned f r om or by reason of t he Def endant s act s of unf ai r

compet i t i on, unl awf ul busi ness pr act i ce, unf ai r busi ness pr act i ce,

f r audul ent busi ness pr act i ce, decept i ve, unf ai r , f al se and mi sl eadi ng

adver t i si ng, f al se and decept i ve desi gnat i on and descr i pt i on, unl awf ul

t r adi ng upon and appr opr i at i on of t he good wi l l and r eput at i on of

PanaVi se Pr oduct s i n vi ol at i on of Cal i f or ni a St at ut es, t oget her wi t h

l egal i nt er est accr ued f r om t he dat e t her eof , and t hat t he t ot al

amount of damages be i ncr eased t o a sum not exceedi ng thr ee t i mes t he

amount t hereof as pr ovi ded f or by 35 U. S. C. Sect i on 284;

G. That Def endant be r equi r ed t o pay Pl ai nt i f f , Pl ai nt i f f s

l ost pr of i t s due t o Def endant s act s of pat ent i nf r i ngement , unf ai r

compet i t i on, unl awf ul busi ness pr act i ce, unf ai r busi ness pr act i ce,

f r audul ent busi ness pr act i ce, decept i ve, unf ai r , f al se and mi sl eadi ng

adver t i si ng, f al se and decept i ve desi gnat i on and descr i pt i on, unl awf ul

t r adi ng upon and appr opr i at i on of t he good wi l l and r eput at i on of

PanaVi se Pr oduct s i n vi ol at i on of Cal i f or ni a St at ut es, t oget her wi t h

l egal i nt er est accr ued f r om t he dat e t her eof , and t hat t he t ot al

amount of damages be i ncr eased t o a sum not exceedi ng thr ee t i mes t he

amount t hereof as pr ovi ded f or by 35 U. S. C. Sect i on 284;

H. For gener al damages i n t he amount of $100, 000. 00, or mor e

accor di ng t o pr oof ;

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I . For speci al damages i n t he amount of $100, 000. 00, or mor e

accor di ng t o pr oof ;

J . For puni t i ve damages i n an amount accor di ng t o proof ;

K. For r easonabl e at t orneys f ees;L. For cost s of t he sui t ; and

M. That PanaVi se Pr oduct s have such ot her and f ur t her r el i ef as

t hi s Cour t deems j ust and pr oper .

AS TO THE FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

N. That t he pr esent case be f ound except i onal and t hat

at t orney s f ees be awarded t o PanaVi se Product s under 35 U. S. C.

Sect i on 285; and

O. That PanaVi se Pr oduct s be awar ded addi t i onal r emedy f or

i nf r i ngement of a desi gn pat ent , as appr opr i at e, under 35 U. S. C.

Sect i on 289.

AS TO THE THIRD AND SIXTH CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

P. That t he pr esent case be f ound except i onal and t hat

at t orney s f ees be awarded t o PanaVi se Product s under LanhamAct 35

( 15 U. S. C. Sect i on 1117) .

DATE: J anuary 7, 2015 THE WALKER LAW FIRM,A Professional Corporation

/ s/ J . M. LambBy:

J OSEPH A. WALKERJ ASON MATTHEW LAMBAt t or neys f or Pl ai nt i f f , PANAVI SEPRODUCTS, I NC.




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DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL

Pl ai nt i f f , PANAVI SE PRODUCTS, I NC. , her eby demands t r i al by j ur y

as pr ovi ded by Rul e 38 of t he Feder al Rul es of Ci vi l Procedur e and

Local Rul e 38- 1.

DATE: J anuary 7, 2015 THE WALKER LAW FIRM,A Professional Corporation

/ s/ J . M. LambBy:

J OSEPH A. WALKERJ ASON MATTHEW LAMBAt t or neys f or Pl ai nt i f f , PANAVI SEPRODUCTS, I NC.




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