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PILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ICT OF VIRGINIA FOR THE EASTERN DIST ALEXANDRIA D IKEAFANS, INC. 3304 Riverview Drive Colonial Beach, VA 22443, PLAINTIFF, v. IKEA U.S., INC., Serve: CT Corporation System 4701 Cox Road, Suite 301 Glen Allen, VA 23060, and INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V., Oioi'Palmcstraat 1 Delft 2616 The Netherlands. Serve: Per the Hague Service Convention Ms. Sambo, De Officier van Justitie 2500 EH. The Hague Netherlands and IKEA NORTH AMERICA SERVICES, LLC, Serve: The Corporation Trust Company Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801, DEFENDANTS. VISION ?0IU KAY 20 P Ur 05 CLERK US ... ale;:/,:... . Civil Case No. /' I4 C/J^ ^ /ur/rcB COMPLAINT In the face of ongoing threats to its business, Plaintiff IKEAFANS, Inc. ("IKEAFANS") brings this action against Defendants IKEA U.S., Inc., Inter IKEA Systems B.V.. and IKEA North America Services, LLC (collectively. "IKEA") to resolve Case 1:14-cv-00584-AJT-TCB Document 1 Filed 05/20/14 Page 1 of 28 PageID# 1

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Page 1: Civil Case No. /' I4C/J^ · IKEAFANS, INC. 3304 Riverview Drive Colonial Beach, VA 22443, PLAINTIFF, v. IKEA U.S., INC., Serve: CTCorporation System 4701 Cox Road, Suite 301 Glen

PILED

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

ICT OF VIRGINIAFOR THE EASTERN DIST

ALEXANDRIA D

IKEAFANS, INC.3304 Riverview Drive

Colonial Beach, VA 22443,

PLAINTIFF,

v.

IKEA U.S., INC.,Serve: CT Corporation System

4701 Cox Road, Suite 301Glen Allen, VA 23060,

and

INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.,Oioi'Palmcstraat 1

Delft 2616

The Netherlands.

Serve: Per the Hague Service ConventionMs. Sambo, De Officier van Justitie2500 EH. The HagueNetherlands

and

IKEA NORTH AMERICA SERVICES, LLC,Serve: The Corporation Trust Company

Corporation Trust Center1209 Orange StreetWilmington, DE 19801,

DEFENDANTS.

VISION ?0IU KAY 20 P Ur 05

CLERK US ... •ale;:/,:... .

Civil Case No. /' I4 C/J^^/ur/rcB

COMPLAINT

In the face of ongoing threats to its business, Plaintiff IKEAFANS, Inc.

("IKEAFANS") brings this action against Defendants IKEA U.S., Inc., Inter IKEA

Systems B.V.. and IKEA North America Services, LLC (collectively. "IKEA") to resolve

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