Patent Enforcement Group v. Chassis Tech et. al

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BrooksF.Cooper,OSB # 9417722300 SW First Avenue, Suite 101Portland, OR 97201v: 971.645.4433f: 503.296.5704e: [email protected]

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Attorney forPlaintiffPatentEnforcement Group L.L.C.IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

PORTLAND DIVISION

PATENTENFORCEMENT GROUP, L.L.C,An OregonLimitedLiabilityCompany,Plaintiff,

CHASSIS TECH, LLC, an Arizona LimitedLiability Company,STREETPROS, INC., adissolvedCaliforniaCorporation,JOSEPHFMARECEK, a California resident, SOUNDCONCEPTIONS, INC., a New JerseyCorporation, A1 ELECTRICAUTOMOTIVEACCESSORIES, a CaliforniaCorporation,JOHN BOBSON, DBAMERCEDESWHEELS.COM, an Oregonresident, METRA ELECTRONICS, a FloridaCorporation, SONIC ELECTRONIX, INC., aCalifornia corporation, TPI TECH, INC., aFlorida corporation, MICRO ALARMSYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation, andELECTRIC LIFE,INC,an Illinoiscorporation,

Defendants.

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Case No. CV11 -925 BRCOMPLA INTPatent Infringement - 35U.S.C. 271

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT:PART IES

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Plaintiff, Patent Enforcement Group, LLC, isan Oregon Limited Liability Company. Itisthe assignee of 100%of the rightsto U.S. PatentNumber6,711,856 whichis described below.

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Defendant CHASSIS TECH, LLC isananArizona Limited Liability Company doingbusiness throughout the countrythroughitsweb siteswww.AIRBAGIT.COMandwww.CHASSISTECH.COM.

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Defendant STREET PROS, INC., is a dissolved California Corporation and/or anassumed business name ofJOSEPH FMARECEK, aCalifornia resident doing businessthroughout the country through its or his web site www.STREETPROS.COM.

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Defendant SOUND CONCEPTIONS, INC. is aNew Jersey corporation doing businessthroughout the country through its web site www.AUT0T0YS.COM.

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DefendantAl ELECTRIC AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, isaCalifornia Corporation,doingbusiness throughout the countrythroughitsweb sitewww.AlELECTRIC.COM.

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Defendant JOHN BOBSON isanOregon resident, doing business throughout the countrythrough his web site ww.MERCEDESWHEELS.COM.

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DefendantMETRA ELECTRONICS, isaFlorida Corporation doing business throughoutthe country through its web site www.METRAONLINE.COM.

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Defendant SONIC ELECTRONIX, INC., isaCalifornia corporation, doing businessthroughout the country through itsweb site WWW.S0NICELECTR0NIX.COM.

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Defendant TPI TECH, INC. is a Florida limited liability company doing businessthroughoutthe country through its web siteWWW.ITSASNAPWIREANDCABLE.COM.

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Defendant MICRO ALARM SYSTEMS, INC., isaCalifornia corporation doing businessthroughoutthe country through its web site .WWW.MICR0ALARM.COM.

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Defendant ELECTRIC LIFE, INC, isan Illinois corporation doing business throughoutthe country through its web site .WWW.ELECTRIC-LIFE.COM.

JURI SD ICT ION

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This isa civil action for patent infringement, injunctive relief, and damages arising underthe United States PatentAct, 35 U.S.C. 1, etseq. This Court has subject matter jurisdictionoftheclaims asserted herein under 28U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a).

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This Court has inpersonam jurisdiction over Defendants because they conduct businesswithin Oregon, theforum state, and have committed acts ofpatent infringement in this District.Defendants advertise and interactively sell the infringing product on their websites allegedPage 3 - COMPLAINT - Complaint final for filing.do

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above, the website EBAY.com, the website AMAZON.COM and / oradvertise inprint media orperiodicals distributed inOregon oronbroadcast media receivable inOregon.

Each defendant has systematic and continuous contacts with theState ofOregon and haspurposefully availed itself the privilege ofconducting activities inOregon by soliciting and/orconducting businesstransactions in Oregon.

VENUE

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Asubstantial part of theacts,eventsandomissions giving rise to theclaimsasserted in

thisaction occurred within thisjudicial District, andvenue is therefore proper in thiscourt undertheprovisions of 28U.S.C. 1391(b) and(c), and 1400(b).

THE PAT EN T IN SUIT

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OnMarch 30,2004,U.S. PatentNo. 6,711,856 ("the '856" patent") entitled "DoorOpenerAssistDevice"wasduly and legally issuedto DrewHoffman, Mr. Hoffman and hissuccessors in interest subsequently assigned theentire right, titleand interest inandto the '856patentto PatentEnforcement Group, LLC. Acopyof the patent is attachedas EXHIBITA.

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Plaintiffs predecessor-in-interest,The Hoffman Group L.L.C, has fully complied with allthe requirements of35 U.S.C. 287(a) to ensure constructive notice beaccorded by affixing theword "patent" ortheabbreviation "pat", together with thenumber ofthepatent (6,711,856), onall packaging of apparatuses whichembody thepatentedinventionandaremanufactured or soldby Plaintiff.///

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For itscomplaint against defendants, plaintiff alleges the following:CLA IM FOR REL IEF(Patent Infringement)

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In violationof 35U.S.C. 271 (a), (b) and (c), Defendants, and each of them haveinfringed and continue to infringe directly or under thedoctrine of equivalents; have induced andcontinueto induceothers to infringe; and/or have committed and continue to commitacts ofcontributory infringement ofoneormore ofthe claims ofthe '856patent. Defendants'infringing activities intheUnited States andinthisDistrict include manufacture, use, sale andoffer for sale ofcertain door poppers inboth a retail and wholesale capacity.

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Defendants offer the infringing product for sale and also for sale aspart ofa largerassemblage, orkittowhich the infringing product provides necessary function and ofwhich it isan integral part.

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Asa consequence ofthe infringing activities ofDefendants, andeach of them, regardingthe '856patent as complained of herein, Patent Enforcement Group, L.L.C. hassufferedmonetary damages in an amount not yet determined and will continue to suffer seriousirreparable injury unless Defendants' infringement of the '856patent is enjoined by this Court.

PRAYER FOR RELIEFWHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests and prays that this Court enter judgment in

its favor against defendants, andeach of them, andgrant the following relief:A. Ajudgmentdeclaring thatdefendants' conducthas infringed, induced othersto

infringe, and/or committed acts of contributory infringement with respect to the '856patent inPage 5 - COMPLAINT - Complaint final for filidg.do

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violationof 35U.S.C. 271 (a), (b) and (c);B. Ajudgment thatDefendants* infringements of the '856patenthave beenwilful

and wanton;C. Immediately andpermanently enjoining Defendants, theirofficers, directors,

agents, servants, employees, representatives, attorneys, related companies, successors, assignsand all others inactive concert orparticipation with them, from any further acts of infringement,inducement of infringement, or contributory infringement ofthe'856patent;

D. Anorder pursuant to35U.S.C. 284, awarding Plaintiff damages adequate tocompensate PlaintiffforDefendants' infringement of the '856 patent, in an amountto bedetermined at trial, butinno event less than a reasonable royalty ontheproducts or thekitsofwhich they comprise a part;

E. An order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 284, and based on Defendants' willful andwanton infringements of the '856 patent, trebling all damages awarded to Plaintiff;

F. Anorder, pursuant to35U.S.C. 284, awarding to Plaintiffpre-judgment andpost-judgment interest on the damages anditscosts incurred in this action;

G. An order, pursuant to 35U.S.C. 285 directing Defendants to deliver to Plaintiff,fordestruction at Plaintiff's option, allproducts that infringe the '856 patent; and

H. Awarding plaintiffsuch other reliefas theCourt may deem just andequitable.

DATED this 4th dayofAugust, 2011.*iflbks'F: Cooper, OSB # 94177OfAttorneys for Plaintiff, PatentEnforcement Group, LLC

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PlaintiffDemands a trial by jury ofall claims where it is so entitled, pursuant to FRCP38(b).

DATED this 4th dayofAugust, 2011.

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F. Cooper, OSB# 94177'Attorneys for Plaintiff, PatentEnforcementGroup,LLC

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