Ken Blakeman v. Picnic Time

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GaryJ. Gorham (SBN 171061)[email protected] Ashton Puritsky (SBN 239577)epuritsky@richardsonpatel .comRICHARDSON & PATEL, LLP1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 350Los Angeles, California 90024Telephone: (310)208-1182Facsimile: (310)208-1154

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Attorneys for PlaintiffKEN BLAKEMAN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEN BLAKEMAN, an individual,Plaintiff,

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PICNIC TIME, INC., a Californiacorporation,

Defendant .

c-f*$tt 2068COMPLAIN T FOR PATENTINFR INGEMENT

DEMAND FOR JURY TR IA L

PlaintiffKEN BLAKEMAN ("Blakeman") complains and alleges as follows:PART IES

1. Blakeman was, at all times mentioned herein until October 2010, anindividual residing in the State ofNevada,County ofClark. Blakeman is, and at alltimementioned herein since October2010was, an individual residing in the State of]California, County of Los Angeles.

2. Blakeman is informed and believes, and based on such information andbeliefalleges, that defendant PICNIC TIME, INC. ("Picnic Time") is, and at all

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times mentioned herein was, aCalifornia corporation, with its principal place ofbusiness located inMoorpark, California.

JURISDICTION

3. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Picnic Time. Uponinformation and belief, Picnic Time is aCalifornia corporation and its principalplace ofbusiness is located in California. Upon information and belief, PicnicTime's principal place ofbusiness is located in the Central DistrictofCalifornia,and Picnic Time is engaged in substantial commercial activity in the Central Districto fCalifornia.

4. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338.

VENUE5. Venue isproper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

1400(b)and 1391(c).

FIRST CLAIM FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT(By Blakeman against PicnicTime)

6. Blakeman repeats and realleges Paragraphs 1 through 5of thisComplaint as if fully set forth herein.

7. U.S. Design Patent No. D613,128 (the "'128 Patent"), entitled"SPORTS THEME ICE CHEST," was issued on or about April 6,2010.

8. The '128 Patent is owned byBlakeman.9. The '128 Patent is valid and enforceable.10. Picnic Time is not licensed under the ' 128 Patent.11. Picnic Time has infringed, contributorily infringed, and/or induced

others to infringe the claim ofthe '128 Patent by making, using, selling and offeringfor sale in the United States, and importing into the United States, products, systems

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and methods falling within the scope of these claims, including but not limited to theFootball Cooler and the Football Cooler Pro.

12. Blakeman is informed andbelieves, and based on such information andbeliefalleges, that Picnic Time's wrongful acts are, have been, and continue to be,willful.

13. As a proximate result ofPicnic Time's misconduct,Blakemanhasbeeninjured inanamount to be proven at trial.

14. Unless restrained bytheCourt, Picnic Time's wrongful acts will causeirreparable injury toBlakeman for which Blakeman has noadequate remedy at law.

WHEREFORE, Blakeman prays for judgment against Defendantas follows:A. For a judicial determination and declaration that the claim of the '128

Patent is valid and enforceable;B. For a judicial determination and declaration that Picnic Time has

infringed, contributorily infringedand induced infringement of the claim of the '128Patent, and that such infringement was and is willful;

C. For a preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining Picnic Time andPicnic Time's officers, directors, shareholders, agents, servants, employees,attorneys, parent corporations and entities, subsidiaries, affiliates, and all entitiesand individuals acting in concertwith them or on their behalf, from engaging in theacts complained of above;

D. For damages (including lost profits and reasonable royalties) resultingfrom PicnicTime's wrongful acts, and for treblingof such damages becauseof thewillful nature of those acts;

E. For an award of reasonable attorneys' fees against Picnic Time;F. For an assessment of interest on damages against Picnic Time;G. For an award of costs in this action against Picnic Time; and

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H. For such other and further relief as justice may require.

DATED: March 12,2012 RICHARDSON & PATEL, LLP

By ' ~/" 'VGary CiorhalAttorneys for PlaintiffKEN BLAKEMAN

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Name & Address:Gary J.Gorham (SBN 171061)Eric Ashton Puritsky (SBN 239577)Richardson & Patel, LLP1100Glendon Avenue, Suite 850LosAngeles, CA 90024(T)310-208-1181 (F) 310-208-1154Attorneys for PlaintiffKEN BLAKEMAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEN BLAKEMAN, an individual, CASE NUMBER

PLAINTIFFS)V. 2068 -h tJPICNIC TIME, INC., a California corporation,

SUMMONS

DEFENDANT(S).

TO: DEFENDANT(S): PICNIC TIME, INC., a California corporation,A lawsuit has been filed against you.Within 21 days after service ofthis summons on you (not counting the day you received it), youmust serve on the plaintiffan answer to the attached B complaint amended complaint

D counterclaim cross-claim or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules ofCivil Procedure. The answerormotion must be served on the plaintiffs attorney, Gary J. Gorham twhose address isRichardson & Patel, LLP, 1100 Glendon Ave., Ste. 850, Los Angeles, 90024 If you fail to do so,judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must fileyour answer or motion with the court .

Dated:MAR 1 2 2012

Clerk, U.S. District Court

Deputy Clerk(Seal ofthe Court)

[Use 60 days ifthe defendant is the United States ora United States agency, or isan officer oremployee ofthe United States. Allowed60 days byRule 12(a)(3)].

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v^3^-' UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIACIVIL COVER SHEET

I (a)PLAINTIFFS (Checkbox if youarcrepresenting yourselfD)KEN BLAKEMAN, an individual

DEFENDANTSPICNICTIME, INC., a Californiacorporation.

(b) Attorneys(FirmName,AddressandTelephone Number. If you orerepresentingyourself, provide same.)GaryJ.Gorham(SBN 171061);Eric Ashton Puritksy (SBN 239577)Richardson& Patel, LLP1100GlendonAve., Ste. 850, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Attorneys(If Known)

II. BASIS OFJURISDICTION (Placean X in one box only.)D1U.S. Government Plaintiff fifo Federal Question (U.S.Government Not a Party)O2U.S.Government-Defendant D 4 Diversity(IndicateCitizenship

o fParties in Item III)

HI. CITIZENSHIPOF PRINCIPAL PARTIES- ForDiversity Cases Only(Placean X inone box for plaintiffand one fordefendant.)PTF DEF PTF DEFCitizenofThis State Dl Q l Incorporated or Principal Place D4 D4

o f Business in th is StaleCitizenof AnotherState D2 D2 Incorporated and Principal Place D5 D5

o f Business in Another StateCitizen orSubjectofa ForeignCountry D3 D3 ForeignNation D6 06

IV. ORIGIN (Place anX inonebox only.)ffl 1 Original D 2 Removed from D 3 Remanded from D 4 Reinstated or 05 Transferred from another district (specify): D 6 Mutti- D7 Appeal to DistrictProceeding StateCourt AppellateCourt Reopened District Judge fromLitigation MagistrateJudgeV. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT: JURY DEMAND: o^Ves DNo (Check 'Yes* only ifdemanded in complaint.)CLASS ACTION under F.R.C.P. 23: DYes |/no DMONEY DEMANDED IN COMPLAINT: SVI. CAUSEOFACTION (CitetheU.S.Civil Statuteunderwhichyouare filing andwritea briefstatement of cause. Donot cite jurisdictional statutesunlessdiversity.)

35USC271 - Patent InfringementVII. NATUREOFSUIT (Placean X in one box only.)

y;OT^^fl^^^grl4 l iE^^ ro^ iS i . v - ff':; TORTS'^jg^ f;!^;. TORTS.,.. .;-:; $;B^lspQW^:/ "r S^^îSlv5 'Q400 StateReapportionment D 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL mMlm^vm%;: O7I0 Fair Labor StandardsD4I0 Antitrust 0 120 Mar in e O3I0 Airplane PROPERTY OS 10 Motions to Ac tO430 BanksandBanking OI30 Miller Act D315 AirplaneProduct O370 Other Fraud Vacate Sentence O720 Labor/MgmtO450 Commerce/ICC O 140 Negotiable Instrument Liability D371 Truth in Lending HabeasCorpus RelationsRates/etc. O 150 Recoveryof O320 Assault, Libel & O380 Other Personal D530 General O730 Labor/Mgmt.D460 Deportation Overpayment & Slander PropertyDamage D535 Death Penalty Reporting&O470 Racketeer Influenced Enforcement o f O 330 Fed.Employers* 0385 Property Damage 0 54 0 Mandamus/ Disclosure ActandCorrupt Judgment LiabilityD340 Marine

O 345 Marine ProductLiabilityProductLiability Other O740 Railway LaborActOrganizations D151 Medicare Act . BANKRUPTCY D550 Civil Rights O790 Other Labor

D480 Consumer Credit 0152 Recovery ofDefaulted 0422 Appeal 28 USC 0 555 Prison Condition LitigationD490 Cable/Sat TV Student Loan (Excl. 158 : iFORFMriURE/ 0 791 Empl. Ret. Inc.O 810 Selective Service Veterans) O 3 55 Mot or V eh ic le 0423 Withdrawal 28 v'i :;:ênalty ;.::: SecurityAct0 850 Securities/Commodities/ 0 153 Recovery of Product Liability

O360 Other PersonalUSC 157 O6I0 Agriculture i ;.PMPHKTYiRIGHTSExchange Overpayment of : CIVIL RIGHTS O620 Other Food & DJ820 Copyrights

H 830 Patent875 CustomerChallenge 12 Veteran's Benef i ts Injury 0441 Voting DrugUSC3410 0 160 Stockholders' Suits O 362 Personal Injury- 0442 Employment 0625 DrugRelated O840 TrademarkD890 OtherStatutoryActions D190 Other Contract Mcd Malpractice 0443 Housing/Acco Seizure o f sâ^-SECURrrY0891 Agricultural Act 0195 Contract Product 0 365 Personal Injury- mmodations Property21USC 0 861 HIA(1395ff)0892 Economic Stabilization Liability ProductLiability 0 4 4 4 Welfare 88 1 0 862 Black Lung (923)

Act D 196 Franchise 0 3 6 8 Asbestos Personal 0445 American with 0630 Liquor Laws D863 DIWC/DIWW0893 Environmental Matters ^-R^PAQPEJrai:..":.: InjuryProduct Disabilities - O640 R.R .& Truck (405(g))0 894 EnergyAllocationAct D210 Land Condemnation Liability Employment O 650 Airline Regs 0 864 SSID Title XV I0895 Freedom o f Info. Act O220 Foreclosure !:-..; immigiwtion; #* 0446 American with O660 Occupational 0 865 RSI (405(g))O900 AppealofFeeDetermi O230 Rent Lease & Ejectment D 46 2 Naturalization Disabilities - Safety/Health :.: :jÊK^T^syrrsnationUnderEqual O240 Torts to Land Application Other D690 Other 0 870 Taxes (US. Plaintiff

Access to Justice O 245 Tort Product Liability O 463 HabeasCorpus- 0 440 OtherCivil or Defendant)O950 Constitutionalityof O290 All Other Real Property Alien Detainee Rights D871 IRS-Third Party26StateStatutes 0465 Other ImmigrationActions USC 7609

FOR OFFICE US E ONLY: Case Number:AFTERCOMPLETING THE FRONT SIDE OF FORM CV-71,--7I, COMPLETE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIACIVIL COVER SHEET

VHI(a). IDENTICALCASES: Has thisaction been previously filed inthiscourt anddismissed, remanded or closed? BN o D YesIf yes,list casenumbers):VHI(b). RELATED CASES: Have anycases been previously filed in this court that are related tothepresent case? Sf No DYesIf yes.listcasenumbers):Civil casesare deemed related if a previously filed caseand the present case:(Checkallboxes thatapply) O A. Arise from the same or closely relatedtransactions, happenings,or events; or

O B. Call fordetermination of the sameor substantially related or similarquestionsof lawand fact; orO C. Forother reasonswould entail substantial duplication of laborif heardby different judges; orO D. Involvethe samepatent, trademarkor copyright, and oneof die factors identifiedabovein a.b orc alsois present.

IX.VENUE: (When completingthe following information, use anadditionalsheet if necessary.)(a) ListtheCountyinthisDistrict;California County outsideof this District; Stateif otherthanCalifornia: or Foreign Country, in which EACH namedplaintiffresides.O Check here if the government, its agencies oremployees is a named plaintiff. If this box is checked, go to item (b).Countyin thisDistrict:* California Countyoutsideof this District;State, if otherthanCalifornia: or Foreign CountryKENBLAKEMAN.- LosAngeles

(b) ListtheCountyinthisDistrict; California County outsideof this District; Stateif otherthan California; orForeign Country,in which EACH nameddefendant resides.O Check here if the government, itsagencies oremployees isanamed defendant. Ifthis box ischecked, goto item (c).Countyinthis District:* California County outsideof this District: State, if other thanCalifornia; or Foreign CountryPICNICTIME, INC.- Los Angeles

(c) ListtheCounty inthisDistrict; CaliforniaCountyoutsideof thisDistrict: State if other than California; or Foreign Country,in whichEACH claimarose.Note: In land condemnation cases, use the location of th e tract o f land involved.

County in thisDistrict:* CaliforniaCounty outside of this District; State, if other than California; or ForeignCountry

Lx> Angeles*LosAngeles,Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, op S:n/Lui$-{5\>ispoCountiesNote: In land condemnation cases, use the location oftln/ltrdeTV>f land involvedX. SIGNATURE OFATTORNEY (OR PRO PER): Pate March ^,2012

Notice toCounsel/Parties: TheCV-71 (JS-44) CivilCoverSheetandtic information contained herein neither replace norsupplement the filing and service of pleadingsorother papersasrequiredby law. This form, approved bytheJudicial Conference ofiheUnited States inSeptember 1974, isrequired pursuant toLocal Rule3-1 isnot filedbutisused bytheClerk oftheCourt for thepurpose of statistics, venue and initiating thecivil docket sheet. (For more detailed instructions, secseparate instructions sheet.)Keyto Statistical codesrelating to SocialSecurityCases:

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MA All claims forhealth insurance benefits(Medicare) underTitle 18,Part A, of theSocial SecurityAct, asamended.Also, include claims by hospitals, skillednursing facilities, etc., forcertification as providers of services under theprogram. (42 U.S.C. !935FF(b))

BL All claims for "Black Lung"benefitsunderTitle 4. Part B, of the Federal CoalMineHealth andSafety Actof 1969.(30 U.S.C. 923)

D1WC All claims filedby insured workers fordisability insurance benefits underTitle 2 of the SocialSecurityAct, asamended: plus allclaims filed forchild's insurancebenefits based on disability. (42 U.S.C. 405(g))DIWW All claims filed forwidows orwidowersinsurance benefits basedon disability underTitle 2 of theSocialSecurity

Act, as amended. (42 U.S.C. 405(g))SSID All claims for supplemental security income payments basedupon disabilityfiledunderTitle 16of theSocial Security

Act, as amended.RSI All claims forretirement(oldage)andsurvivorsbenefits underTitle 2 of theSocial Security Act, asamended. (42U.S.C. (g))

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