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Patrick F. B r i g ~ _ SBN 68709)
WAGNER, ANDERSON & BRIGHT, PC
3541 Ocean
View
Boulevard
Glendale
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California 91208
Tel.: (818) 249-9300
Fax: (818) 249-9335
E-mail: [email protected]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Jenny NoMi Shin
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
11 JENNY NOMI SHIN, an individual,
Case No. I -
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COMPLAINT
FOR
INFRINGEMENT
OF
UNITED STATES PATENT
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Plaintiff,
vs.
NORTHERN
TOOL
EQUIPMENT
COMPANY, INC., a Minnesota
corporation,
Defendant.
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NO. D604,188.
DEMAND
FOR
JURY TRIAL
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Plaintiff Jenny NoMi Shin, an individual ( JS ), for her complaint, and
20 demanding trial by
jury
under Rule 38, Fed. R. Civ. P., and Local Rule 38-1, alleges
21 that Defendant Northern Tool Equipment Company, Inc. ( Northern Tool ), a
22 Minnesota corporation, is infringing U.S. Design Patent D604, 188 ( the ' 188
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by
making, selling, and offering to sell, in this judicial district, lightbars
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This is a civil action for patent infringement and arises under, among
26 other things, the United States Patent Laws, 35 U.
S.C.
section 10, et seq.
27 Jurisdiction is therefore based upon 28
U.S.
C. sections 1331 and 1338(a),
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providing for federal question jurisdiction
of
patent infringement actions and
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exclusive jurisdiction
of
patent infringement actions in the U.
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district courts.
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3. Plaintiff JS is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that venue in
this court is proper under 28
U.S.
C
section
1391
(c) and section 1400 (b) because
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the acts
of
patent infringement alleged herein took place, at least in part, within this
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Plaintiff JS is an individual residing in the State ofCalifornia.
Defendant Northern Tool is a Minnesota corporation, and has its
principal place
of
business in Burnsville, Minnesota.
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On November 17, 2009, the
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office duly
and lawfully issued the '188 patent under the title Mini Light Bar
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true and
correct copy
of
the '188 patent is attached hereto as xhibit A
7 Northern Tool has infringed
the
188 patent by making, selling, and
offering to sell, in this judicial district and elsewhere in the
United States, light bars
covered by the single claim
of
the '188 patent. Northern Tool's manufacture and
sale, in this judicial district,
of
Ultra-Tow Twin Rotating Halogen
Lightbar-70
Watts, 12 volts, specifically Item 40322, has infringed the '188 patent. A website
printout
of
Northern Tools's Ultra-Tow Twin Rotating Halogen
Lightbar-70
Watts,
12
volts, Item 40322
is
attached hereto as
xhibit
B
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Upon information and belief, Northern Tool's infringement has taken
place with full knowledge
of
the ' 188 patent and has been intentional, deliberate,
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and willful.
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continue to derive, and received from the above infringement, gains, profits, and
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advantages in an amount not presently known to JS.
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10. Northern Tool's infringement
of the
188 patent has damaged JS in an
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unknown amount. These damages continue to grow as Northern Tool's infringement
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continues. Under Section 284
of
Title 3 5 of the United States Code, JS seeks
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1 damages adequate to compensate for this infringement in an amount no less than a
2 reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs affixed
by
the Court. Under
3 Section 289 of Title 3 5
of
the United States Code, JS also seeks her lost profit.
4 11. Northern
Tool s
continuing infringement
of
the
188 patent has caused
5 and continues to cause irreparable harm to JS, including impairing the value
of
the
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of
the United States Code, JS seeks a preliminary and a permanent injunction
8 against further infringement
of the
188 patent.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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WHEREFORE, JS prays for the following
relief
from this court against
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Defendant:
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order, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 271, declaring that Northern
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Tool has infringed the single claim
of
the 188 patent;
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A preliminary and a permanent injunction against Northern Tool,
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award
of
the actual damages JS has suffered by reason
of
the
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infringement charged in this Complaint, in an amount not less than a reasonable
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royalty on Northern
Tool s
sales
of
the products charged with infringing the 188
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award to Plaintiff JS
of
his costs
of
suit herein; and
Such other and further relief as the Court may deem
just
and proper.
Dated: December
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2014
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Respectfully submitted,
WAGNER,
ANDERSON BRIGHT PC
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PatriCkF.right
Attorneys for Plaintiff Jenny NoMi Shin
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DEMAND FOR JURY
TRIAL
3 Pursuant to Rule 3 8(b) of the Federal Rules
of
Civil Procedure, and
4 Local Rule 3 8-1, Plaintiff JS does hereby demand trial by jury of each and
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every issue and claim as to which it is entitled to trial by jury under Rule
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Respectfully submitted,
WAGNER, ANDERSON BRIGHT
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Jenny NoMi Shin
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EXHIBIT
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12> United States Design Patent
Shin
54) MINI LIGHT BAR
76) Inventor: David D Shin, 7322 Madison St.,
Paramount, CA US) 90723
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Term:
14 Years
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Appl. No.:
29/335,640
22) Filed: Apr. 17, 2009
51) LOC 9) Cl •......... ........... ........... ............ ....... 10-05
52) u.s. c:1•..................................................... I>10t114
58) Field of Classification Sea rch ................ 010/109,
010/111, 114; 340/815,432, 908.1, 815.03,
3401760,761,767,782,471, 473,480;
26172,
26/85,29-31,60,76
See application file for complete search history.
56) References Cited
U.S.
PATENT
DOCUMENTS
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3,278,741 A
0249,250 s
4,353,110
A •
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0274,001
s
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0456,930
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6,461,008 8 I
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6,590,502 B1
6,623,151
B2
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9/1978 Peirisj,
Jr.
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0/1982 Ellis .. ...... .... .. ... ..... .... 362/35
11/1982 Gosswiller
5/1984 Sailers
10/1986 Ferenc
6/1990 Shuen
9/1990 Renfrew
3/1991 Goldschmidt .... .... .... .... 026/85
3/1992 Stanuch
et
at.
11/1992 Stanuch .... .... .... .... .... . 0101114
211995
Wagner
11/1998
Sopko
1/2000 Ford et al.
10/2000 Eckersley .... .... .... .... .. 010/114
1112000
Beghelli ..................... 362/259
512001 Stein et at.
5/2002 Russello et al. .............. 026/85
I 0/2002 Pederson
4/2003 Lay et al. . .............. ..... 026/80
7/2003 Pederson
9/2003 Pederson
USOOD604188S
10)
Patent No.:
US D604,188 S
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Nov. 17, 2009
45)
Date
of
Patent:
0483,511 s •
6,788,217 B2
6,789,930
B2
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B2
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9/2004 Pederson
9/2004 Pederson
11/2004 Pederson
11/2004 Pederson
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7/2006 Dicke et
al .................
DI0/114
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2/2008 Taylor .. ...•.. ... ...
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3/2008 Southern, Jr. . .. .. ... . . .. 026/85
7/2008 Pederson
Primary Examiner-Caron
Veynar
Assistant Examiner-George D Kirschbaum
74) Attorney Agent or
Firm Kick
A.
Buhler; Buhler
Associates
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CLAIM
The ornamental design for a mini light bar, as shown and
described.
DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 is a top, left perspective view of a mini light bar
showing
my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3
is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;
FIG.
Sis
a back view thereof;
FIG. 6 is
a
left view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right view thereof; and,
FIG. 8
is
a view
of
the mini light bar mounted on the roof
of
a vehicle.
The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 3 8 depict environmental
subject matter internal to the invention and form no part of he
claimed design.
The broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environmental subject mat
ter of a vehicle and form
no
part of he claimed design.
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Ultra-Tow Twin Rotating Halogen Ligh
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