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JAMES .BOYLE, SQ.Nevada Bar No. 8384
E- m a i l : j b o y l [email protected]
COTTON, RIGGS,WALCH,
HOLLEY,WOLOSON HOMPSON
400 South o u r t h S t r e e t , T h i r d F l o o r
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: 702/791-0308F a c s i m i l e : 702/791-1918
LARRY .LAYCOCK, SQ.Utah Bar No. 4868
MASCHOFFBRENNAN
201 South Main t r e e t , S u i t e 600
S a l t Lake i t y , Utah 84111
Telephone: 43 /252-13 0F a c s i m i l e : 43 /252-13 1
Pro Hac i c e A p p l i c a t i o n Forthcoming
A t t o r n e y s or l a i n t i f fSundesa,LLC
UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
DISTRICTOFNEVADA
SLTNDESA,LLC, Utah i m i t e d l i b i l i t y
company,
P l a i n t i f f ,
v .
ADVANCEDNUTRITIONAL
PERFORMANCELLC, Delaware i m i t e d
l i a b i l i t y company, / b / a T e n . l ,
D e f e n d a n t .
CASE O.:
COMPLAINTFORPATENT
INFRINGEMENT
JURYDEMAND)
P l a i n t i f f Sundesa, LLC Sundesa ) omplains a g a i n s t Defendant Advanced N u t r i t i o n a l
Performance LLC, Delaware L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y Company, / b/ a Ten. Ten. ) , f o r t h e c a u s e s
of c t i o n a l l e g e d a s f o l l o w s :
THEPARTIES
1 . Sundesa s a i m i t e d l i a b i l i t y company d u l y o r g a n i z e d and e x i s t i n g under h e laws
of h e S t a t e of Utah, w i t h i t s p r i n c i p a l p l a c e of b u s i n e s s l o c a t e d a t 7 South 1550 West #600,
Lindon, tah 84042.
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1 1 . Sundesa i s an e x c l u s i v e l i c e n s e e of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s and has been g r a n t e d a l l
r i g h t s t h e r e u n d e r , n c l u d i n g t h e r i g h t and s t a n d i n g t o e n f o r c e t h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s .
1 2 . T e n . l i s i n t h e b u s i n e s s of s e l l i n g n u t r i t i o n a l supplements and a c c e s s o r i e s . I n
p a r t i c u l a r , T e n . l s e l l s and o f f e r s f o r s a l e , i n t e r a l i a , T e n . l Shaker Cu ps t h a t e m bo dy a t l e a s t
c l a i m 15 of h e '032 P a t e n t and a l l o w u s e r s t o perform t h e methods claimed i n a t l e a s t c l a i m 18
of h e '032 a t e n t t h e Accused P r o d u c t s ) .
1 3 . T e n . l m a r k e t s , d e s c r i b e s , e n c o u r a g e s , and i n s t r u c t s i t s customers t o use t h e
I ~ Accused P r o d u c t s t o mix i n g r e d i e n t s i n such a way a s t o perform t h e claimed met hods of h e
'032 a t e n t .
1 4 . Use of ny of e n . 1 ' s Accused P r o d u c t s i n f r i n g e s t h e '032 a t e n t .
1 5 . The Accused P r o d u c t s have no s u b s t a n t i a l non- i n f r i n g i n g u s e s .
1 6 . The d e s i g n of h e Accused P r o d u c t s a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e s a m e a s t h e d e s i g n t h a t
i s t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r of h e '235 Design P a t e n t .
1 7 . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e d e s i g n of h e Accused P r o d u c t s i s so s i m i l a r t o t h e d e s i g n t h a t i s
t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r of t h e '235 Design P a t e n t t h a t customers a r e l i k e l y t o be d e c e i v e d and
p e r s u a d e d t o buy t h e A c c used P r o d u c t s t h i n k i n g t h e y a r e a c t u a l l y buying p r o d u c t s p r o t e c t e d by
t h e '235 Design P a t e n t .
1 8 . On J u l y 1 7 , 2013, Sundesa s e n t a l e t t e r t o T e n . l i n f o r m i n g Ten.l of i t s
i n f r i n g e m e n t of t h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s . I n t h i s l e t t e r Sundesa d e m a n d e d t h a t T e n . l c e a s e and
d e s i s t i t s i n f r i n g e m e n t . Along w i t h t h e l e t t e r Sundesa i n c l u d e d a copy of each A s s e r t e d P a t e n t
and a i c t u r e of n Accused Product n e x t t o an a u t h e n t i c B l e n d e r B o t t l e s h a k e r c u p . T e n . l d i d n o t
respond t o t h e J u l y 1 7 , 2013 e t t e r .
1 9 . On eptember 27, 2013, Sundesa e n c o u n t e r e d a booth f o r T e n . l a t t h e 2013 Mr .
Olympia c o m p e t i t i o n i n t h e Las Vegas Convention C e n t e r . T e n . l was u s i n g t h e booth t o
a d v e r t i s e and d i s t r i b u t e t h e Accused P r o d u c t s .
20. Havi ng l e a r n e d about t h e c o n t i n u e d d i s t r i b u t i o n of h e Accused P r o d u c t , Sundesa
hand- s e r v e d a n ew l e t t e r t o t h e T e n . l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e demanding t h a t T e n . l c e a s e and d e s i s t i t s
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i n f r i n g e m e n t of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s . The September 27, 2013 c e a s e and d e s i s t l e t t e r i n c l u d e d
a t t a c h e d c o p i e s of h e J u l y 1 7 , 2013 t t r and t h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s .
21. T e n . l h a s had p r e - s u i t knowledge of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s and m a de a d e c i s i o n t o
c o n t i n u e i n f r i n g i n g S u n d e s a s P a t e n t s .
22. T e n . l a l s o had c o n s t r u c t i v e p r e - s u i t knowledge of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s b e c a u s e
Sundesa marks t s B l e n d e r B o t t l e s w i t h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t Numbers of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s .
Commensurate w i t h t h i s f i l i n g , Sundesa m a i l e d T e n . l a c o u r t e s y copy of h i s Complaint and y e t
a n o t h e r copy of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s .
FIRST CLAIMFORRELIEF
(Infringement of he 032 Patent)
23. By h i s r e f e r e n c e Sundesa r e a l l e g e s and i n c o r p o r a t e s t h e f o r e g o i n g p a r a g r a p h s a s
though u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .
24. T e n . l has d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g e d and c o n t i n u e s t o d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g e t h e 032 P a t e n t
under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) b y u s i n g , s e l l i n g , o f f e r i n g f o r s a l e , and/ o r i m p o r t i n g t h e Accused
P r o d u c t s , which i n f r i n g e t h e 032 a t e n t , w i t h i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
25. T e n . l has had, and c o n t i n u e s t o have, h e s p e c i f i c i n t e n t t o i n d u c e i t s c u s t o m e r s ,
o r u s e r s oft s
p r o d u c t s , t o i n f r i n g e t h e 032 a t e n t . For example, e n . li n s t r u c t s i t s c u s t o m e r s , o r
u s e r s of h e Accused P r o d u c t s , t o u s e them t o mix i n g r e d i e n t s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e claimed methods
of h e 032 a t e n t .
26. T e n . l s c u s t o m e r s , o r u s e r s of h e Accused P r o d u c t s , do, n f a c t , i n f r i n g e t h e 032
P a t e n t .
27. T e n . l has kno wn, a r s h o u l d have kno wn, t h a t i t s c u s t o m e r s , o r u s e r s of t s
p r o d u c t s , i n f r i n g e t h e 032 a t e n t s i n c e a t l e a s t a s e a r l y a s J u l y 1 7 , 2013.
28. The Accused P r o d u c t s a r e e s p e c i a l l y m a de t o be u s e d , and a r e i n f a c t u s e d , by
c u s t o m e r s , o r u s e r s , of h e Accused P r o d u c t s , i n a w a y h a t i n f r i n g e s t h e 032 a t e n t .
29. T e n . l has i n d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g e d and c o n t i n u e s t o i n d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g e t h e A s s e r t e d
P a t e n t s under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(b) and (c) by a c t i v e l y i n d u c i n g i n f r i n g e m e n t o f , and
c o n t r i b u t o r i l y i n f r i n g i n g , t h e 032 a t e n t .
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30. D e s p i t e i t s knowledge of t h e 032 P a t e n t , Ten.l has c o n t i n u e d t o i n f r i n g e and
induce o t h e r s t o i n f r i n g e t h e 032 a t e n t .
31. T h e Accused P r o d u c t s , a s d e s i g n e d , manufactured, and used, i n f r i n g e t h e
A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s . T h e Accused Products have no s u b s t a n t i a l non-i n f r i n g i n g u s e s .
32. T h e conduct of Ten.l, as s e t f o r t h h e r e i n a b o v e , g i v es r i s e t o a cause of c t i o n f o r
i n f r i n g e m e n t of h e 032 a t e n t , p u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 and 281.
33. Ten.l has manufactured, used, imported, s o l d , and o f f e r e d f o r s a l e Ac c u sed
Products d e s p i t e an o b j e c t i v e l y high l i k e l i h o o d t h a t i t s a c t i o n s c o n s t i t u t e i n f r i n g e m e n t of t h e
032 a t e n t .
34. T e n . l s manufacture, u s e , i m p o r t a t i o n , s a l e , and o f f e r f o r s a l e of Ac c u sed
Products has been both w i l l f u l and d e l i b e r a t e .
35. T e n . l s a c t s of i n f r i n g e m e n t have caused d a m a g e t o Sundesa, and Sundesa i s
e n t i t l e d t o r e c o v e r t h e da mages s u s t a i n e d as a r e s u l t of T e n . l s wrongful a c t s i n an a m o u n t
s u b j e c t t o proof t r i a l
36. T e n . l s i n f r i n g e m e n t of Sundesa s r i g h t s under t h e 032 P a t e n t w i l l c o n t i n u e t o
d a m a g e Sundesa s b u s i n e s s c a u s i n g i r r e p a r a b l e h a r m f o r which t h e r e i s no adequate remedy a t
law, n l e s sti s e n j o i n e d by h i s C o u r t .
37. By eason of h e f o r e g o i n g , Sundesa i s e n t i t l e d t o monetary r e l i e f and i n j u n c t i v e
r e l i e f a g a i n s t Ten.l, u r s u a n t t o 35 U.S.C. §§ 283- 8 5 , as m o r e f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n below.
SECONDCLAIMFORRELIEF
(Infringement of the 235 Design Patent)
38. By h i s r e f e r e n c e Sundesa r e a l l e g e s and i n c o r p o r a t e s t h e f o r e g o i n g paragraphs as
though u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .
39. Ten.l has i n f r i n g e d , and c o n t i n u e s t o i n f r i n g e , t h e 235 Design P a t e n t by u s i n g ,
o f f e r i n g t o s e l l , s e l l i n g , o r i m p o r t i n g t h e Accused P r o d u c t s , t h e d e s i g n of w hi c h i s s u b s t a n t i a l l y
t h e s a m e a s t h e ornamental d e s i g n of h e 235 Design P a t e n t , i n t h i s D i s t r i c t , and elsewhere i n
t h e United S t a t e s .
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40. T e n . l s a c t i o n s c o n s t i t u t e i n f r i n g e m e n t of h e 235 Design P a t e n t i n v i o l a t i o n of
35 U . S . C . § 271.
41. Sundesa h a s s u s t a i n e d damag e s and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s u s t a i n damages a s a e s u l t of
T e n . l s a f o r e m e n t i o n e d a c t s of n f r i n g e m e n t .
42. Sundesa i s e n t i t l e d t o r e c o v e r damages s u s t a i n e d a s a r e s u l t of e n . l s w r o n g f u l
a c t s i n a n amount o be p r o v e n a t r i a l .
43. T e n . l s i n f r i n g e m e n t of S u n d e s a s r i g h t s under t h e 235 Design P a t e n t w i l l
c o n t i n u e t o d a m a g e S u n d e s a s b u s i n e s s , c a u s i n g i r r e p a r a b l e harm, o r which t h e r e i s n o a d e q u a t e
remedy a t law, n l e s s T e n . l i s e n j o i n e d by h i s C o u r t .
44. T e n . l h a s w i l l f u l l y i n f r i n g e d t h e 235 Design P a t e n t , e n t i t l i n g Sundesa t o
i n c r e a s e d damages u n d e r 35 U . S . C . § 284 and t o a t t o r n e y s f e e s and c o s t s i n c u r r e d i n
p r o s e c u t i n g t h i s a c t i o n u n d e r 35 U . S . C . § 285.
45. A l t e r n a t i v e l y , P l a i n t i f f i s e n t i t l e d t o r e c o v e r T e n . l s t o t a l p r o f i t s from i t s s a l e of
t h e Accu sed P r o d u c t s u n d e r 35 U . S . C . § 289.
PRAYERFORRELIEF
Sundesa p r a y s f o r judgment s f o l l o w s :
A .A
udgment i n d i n g T e n . l l i a b l e f o r i n f r i n g e m e n t of h e c l a i m s of h e 032a t e n t ;
B. A udgment i n d i n g T e n . l l i a b l e f o r i n f r i n g e m e n t of h e c l a i m s of h e 235 Design
P a t e n t ;
C. An r d e r r e q u i r i n g T e n . l t o m ak e an a c c o u n t i n g f o r a l l Accused P r o d u c t s i t ma d e ,
u s e d , s o l d , o f f e r e d f o r s a l e , o r i m p o r t e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ;
D . O r d e r s of h i s C o u r t t e m p o r a r i l y , p r e l i m i n a r i l y , and p e r m a n e n t l y e n j o i n i n g T e n . l ,
i t s a g e n t s , s e r v a n t s , a nd any and a l l p a r t i e s a c t i n g i n c o n c e r t w i t h any of them, from d i r e c t l y o r
i n d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g i n g i n any manner any of h e c l a i m s of h e 032 P a t e n t and 235 Design P a t e n t ,
p u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. § 283;
E. An wa r d of damages a d e q u a t e t o compensate Sundesa o r T e n . l s i n f r i n g e m e n t of
t h e 032 P a t e n t , i n a n amount o be p r o v e n a t t r i a l o r i n t h e a l t e r n a t i v e , a n award of e n . l s t o t a l
p r o f i t s u n d e r 35 U.S.C.§ 289;
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F. An ward of damages a d e q u a t e t o compensate Sundesa o r T e n . l s i n f r i n g e m e n t of
t h e '235 Design P a t e n t , i n an amount t o be proven a t t r i a l o r i n t h e a l t e r n a t i v e , an award of
T e n . l s t o t a l p r o f i t s under 35 U.S.C.§ 89;
G. An ward of r e b l e S u n d e s a s damages, u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. § 84;
H. A e c l a r a t i o n t h a t t h i s i s an e x c e p t i o n a l c a s e and t h a t Sundesa be awarded i t s
a t t o r n e y f e e s and e x p e n s e s , u r s u a nt t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. § 285;
I . An award of S u n d e s a s c o s t s i n b r i n g i n g t h i s a c t i o n , p u r s u a n t t o a l l a p p l i c a b l e
s t a t e s t a t u t o r y and common aw, n c l u d i n g a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. § 284;
J . An ward of u n d e s a s a t t o r n e y f e e s , p u r s u a n t t o a l l a p p l i c a b l e s t a t e s t a t u t o r y and
common aw.
K. Pre udgment n t e r e s t , p u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. § 84;
L. Post udgment n t e r e s t , p u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 28 U.S.C. § 1 9 6 1 ( a ) ; and
M. For such o t h e r and f u r t h e r r e l i e f a s t h e Court deems u s t and e q u i t a b l e .
DEMANDFORJURYTRIAL
Sundesa demands r i a l b y u r y on l l c l a i m s and i s s u e s so t r i a b l e .
DATED h i s l l t day of March, 2014.
COTTON RIGGS WALCH
HOLLEY WOLOSON HOMPSON
/ s/Jam e s D . Bovle
JAMES . BOYLE SQ.
Nevada Bar No. 08384400 South F o u r t h S t r e e t , T h i r d F l o o r
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
MASCHOFF BRENNAN
LARRY . LAYCOCK S Q.Uta h Bar No. 04868201 South Mai n S t r e e t , S u i t e 600
S a l t Lake C i t y , Uta h 84111
P ro Hac i c e A p p l i c a t i o n s Forthcoming
A t t o r n e y s or l a i n t i f f undesa,LLC
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