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IN
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTmCT OF TEXAS
WACODIVISION
SPENCO
MEDICAL
CORPORATION
Plaintiff,
V.
RHYTHM& BLUESRACING,
LLC,
FINISH STRONG SPORTS, LLC,
AND
RAYMOND
W.COOPER,
Defendants
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COMPLAINT
TO THE
HONORABLE DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE:
Plaintiff,
SPENCO
MEDICAL CORPORATION
( Spenco ), by its
counsel
and for ts
complaint against
RHYTHM
& BLUES RACING, LLC, FINISH STRONG SPORTS, LLC, and
RAYMOND
W.
COOPER (collectively
referred to as
Defendants )
alleges as follows:
Parties
1.
Plaintiff,
Spenco Medical
Corporation
( Spenco,
Spenco
Medical,
or SMC )
isa corporation
dulyorganized under he awsof he
State
of
Texas
and
having
a principal
place
ofbusinessat6301 Imperial
Drive,
Waco,Texas76712.
2.
Defendant
RHYTHM &
BLUES RACING,LLC
sa domestic limited
liability
company organized under the
laws
of he Stateof
Texas
that organizes and
holds
foot races in
Houston,
Texas andelsewhere, and isan entity that has a registered
office
street address
at
6426
WashingtonAve., Houston, Texas 77007-2111.
3. Defendant
FINISH
STRONGSPORTS,LLC sa domestic
limited liability
company organized under he awsof he
State
ofTexas
hat
operatesthe FinishStrongSports
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retail
store
that
has
a principal place
of
business dentified
as a
streetaddress
of
6426
Washington Ave., Houston, Texas 77007.
4. RAYMOND
W.
COOPER is he owner and
operator
of he retail store Finish
StrongSports
ocated
at6426 Washington
Ave.,
Houston, Texas
77007-21
11,
which
does
business under or in association with the limited
liability
company
FINISH STRONG
SPORTS,
LLC.
5. Mr. Cooper
s
dentified
as
a Member
of he
Officers
and
Directors,
aswell as
he
Registered Agent,
ofFINISH
STRONG SPORTS,
LLC.
6.
Mr.
Cooper
is
dentified as
the
sole
Director
and
Registered
Agent
for
Service
of
Process
to RHYTHM &
BLUES
RACING, LLC.
Jurisdiction
and
Yenue
7. Thiscourthas subject
matter
urisdiction because:
a.
This isan
action forpatent
infringement arising under
the
PatentAct
of he
United States, Title
35,
United StatesCode, and
b. This
s
an
action alsoarisingunder
he
rademark
aws
of
he
United
States
(Title
15 United StatesCode,
Chapter
22)
and
he
awsof
he
StateofTexas
for false designation
of
origin and
false description.
8.
The court has urisdiction under 28 U.
S.
C. §§1331,
1338
and 15
U. S. C. § 1121.
9.
Venue is
proper
in the
Western District
of
Texas
under
28
U. S. C.
§1391
and
§1400(b).
a.
The
Plaintiffs principal place of he business is
Waco,
Texas.
b.
Each
of he Defendantsmaybe oundand/or
esides
in he WesternDistrict
ofTexas pursuant to the terms of
28
U. S.
C.
§1391(c) or
(d).
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c. The
Western
District of
Texas
is a
judicial
district where events giving rise
to the claim of
patent infringement
have
occurred
and are occurring, in part, because:
i. infringing activities
are
causing
harm
to Plaintiff n this
udicial
district,
and
ii.
Defendants
have reached
out to
the
people
in
this udicial district to
provide
accused
devices
to hosepeople asa
resultof
solicitations,
advertisements
and interactive websites
seeking registrations
for
the
Rhythm
&
Blues foot
race
scheduled to occur on February 14,
2016.
10.
The
court
has
personal
jurisdiction
over
each Defendant
because
each
Defendant
has
conducted
business
and continues to conduct
business
in
the
state of Texas directly
or
indirectly
relating
to the controversy
at issue and
each Defendant
is
believed to
have
purposefully
availed itselfof he
benefits of
he
forum
state.
a. The Defendants,directly
or hrough ntermediaries,ship,
distribute,
offer
for sale,
sell, andadvertise(on an nteractivewebsite)
tsproducts
in
he United
States,
he
State
ofTexas, and the
Western
District
of
Texas.
b. Eachof
hese Defendants has purposefully and
voluntarily cooperated
with
each other to
place one
or more
infringing products
into
the
stream of commerce with the
expectation hat
heywill
be acquiredandusedby
consumers
in
he
WesternDistrictofTexas.
c. Upon
information and belief, the accused products have been sold
and
used
by
consumers and other individuals in
the Western District of Texas, and
the
Defendants have
refused
to confirm
that accused products
will
not
be distributed
in the
future
despite
repeated
requests
from
Plaintiff
hat Defendants
confirm
that fact.
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d. Each
of
heseDefendants
are
believed
to
have ointly
cooperated
inacts
hat
constitute
violations of
patent
and
trademark
laws within
the StateofTexas,
and more
particularly,
within the Eastern District ofTexas.
Factual Background
11.
Spenco Medical is
he manufacturer and
seller ofquality
insoles
in he United
Statesand hroughoutmanycountries
of
he
world. SpencoMedical was ormed
in
1970andha s
at all times been headquartered in Waco, Texas.
12.
Spenco
Medical
ownsall right,title
and nterestto
United StatesPatentNos.
0628,
779;
D634,
920;
D663,
511.
See
Exhibits
1-3, Spenco
Design
Patents.
13.
Spenco Medical
sells products known at he Yumi
Sandals,
which have (by way
ofexample) he followingupper and nsole patternshownbelow.
14.
Mr.
Cooper
operates the retail store
FinishStrong
Sports
ocated in Houston hat
sells
running
shoes,
sports accessories,
and sandals.
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15.
Finish
Strong
Sports
purchasedandsoldYumisandals romSpencoMedical
during,
at
east, the years 2012-2014.
16.
Spenco
Medical'sYumisandalsweremarketed and
distributed
toMr. Cooper's
Finish
Strong
Sports
store.
17.
Finish
Strong Sports received multiple shipments ofSpenco's
Yumi
sandals
in
numerous
different configurations over at
east a three
year period.
18.
Those shipments are
shown
on
Spenco invoices provided to
Finish
Strong Sports,
which include, by wayofexample, and are not
limited
to invoice PSI07778703, dated
March
27,
2014; nvoice
PSI0673104,dated
May
22, 2013; and nvoice
PSI0572188,
dated
June 14,
2012.
19. Spenco
Yumi
sandal has the
appearance and tread
design
that is covered
by
three
U. S. DesignPatents
(U.
S. PatentNos.D628J79;D634,
920;
D663,
511),
as wellas other
intellectual property rights. SeeExhibits 1-3, SpencoDesignPatents.
20. With respect
to
the
bottom
tread design. Plaintiff submits
Figure
8
from
each of
the
above design patents,
which appears
below.
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21.
RHYTHM
& BLUES
RACING,
LLC in an
entity
organized byMr. Raymond
Cooper, alone
or
with others,
to
support the
Rhythm
&
Blues foot
race scheduled to
take
place
on
February 14,
2016.
22. The Rhythm & Blues
foot
race scheduled to takeplace
on February
14,
2016
in
Houston, Texaswas advertised on
a
website located at the domainname
www. rhythmandblueslialfiTiarathon. com.
23.
Participants in the
Rhythm & Blues foot
race scheduled
to
take
place on
February
14, 2016
in
Houston,
Texas
registered
for
the event
on
a
website
located
at the
domain
name
vvvvvv.
rhythmandblueshalfmaratlioi-i.com.
24. Mr.
Cooper's
store. Finish
Strong
Sports,operatesa
website
hat ncludes a
promotional
banner
for the Houston Rhythm & Blue Road Race held on
February
14, 2016 (see
below).
Finish
Strong
Sports/Rhythm & Blues
Promotional
Banner
25.
The
banner
shownaboveappearedon he Rhythm&
Blues
footracewebsite
www.
rhythmaiKiblueshalfmarathon.
coin
(shown
above).
26. The accused sandals shown
below
(hereinafter Accused Products ) provided by
Mr.
Cooper,FinishStrongSportsand/or Rhythm& Blues HalfMarathonpossess
dentical
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uppers and bottom tread designs as shown
in
U. S.
Design
Patent Nos.
D628,
779;
D634,
920;
D663,
511.
(See below).
Accused Products Distributed By Defendants
27.
The Accused
Products were distributed to race participants
by the
Defendants in
exchange
or
a registration fee (average
$75
perperson).
28. Under
Egyptian
Goddess, Inc.
v. Swisa, Inc.,
543 F.3d
665
(Fed.
Cir.
2008)
(hereinafterEgyptianGoddessII), he established(and sole) standard
or
determining
infringement ofdesign
patents
as the "ordinary observer
test.
29.
The
"ordinary
observer est
compares
he patented
design
rom the ordinary
observer's
perspective
to
the
allegedly
infringing
design
to
determine
whether
he
patented
design
and he
allegedly infringingdesign
are
so
similar hat a
purchaser
amiliarwithany
prior
sandal designs would
be
deceived into purchasing one supposing it to be
he
other. Egyptian
Goddess,
Inc.,
543 F. 3d at 670, 672,
674,
676-78.
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30.
The
Accused Products
are
considered to be
knock
off counterfeit copies of he
Spenco Yumi sandals
previously
soldanddistributed by Mr. Cooperat hisFinishStrong Sports
store.
31. The Accused Products are
unauthorized copies
of he Spenco Yumi sandals
previously sold and
distributed
by
Mr.
Cooper at his Finish Strong Sports store.
32. Mr. Cooper was
assigned
an individual email address
so that
he could
coordinate
sponsorshipopportunitieswith he Rhythm&
Blues
HalfMarathon ace.
33. Sponsors for the Rhythm &
Blues foot
race
scheduled
to take place on
February
14,
2016
n
Houston,
Texas
contacted
Mr.
Cooper
at
an
email
address
coop@rhYthinandliieshalfmarathon. com to become
a
partner of
he
race, which was an
email
address provided
on
a website located
at
the
domain
name address
vvwvv. rhvthmandblues
i
I
finarat
ho .co
m.
34.
FINISH
STRONG
SPORTS,
LLC is a domestic limited
liability
company
organized
under
the lawsof
he
Stateof
Texas that
operates the Finish Strong
Sports
retail
store.
35. The
organizational
headquarters
of
he
Rhythm
&
Blues
foot
race
scheduled
on
February
14,2016
n Houston, Texaswas he FinishStrongSportsretail store address s6426
Washington Ave.,
Houston,
Texas 77007.
36. An official
sponsor
of
he
Rhythm &
Blues
foot
race scheduled on
February 14,
2016 in
Houston,
Texas is dentified
as
the Finish
Strong Sports
retail store.
37.
The
FinishStrongSports(www.
finislistrongsports.
com)website advertised he
Rhythm
& Blues
foot
racescheduledonFebruary 14,2016 in Houston,
Texas.
38. The
Finish Strong
Sports (vvvvvv.
finishstrongsports.
coin)
website
included a count-
down
clock to
the
start of
he foot
race.
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39. The Finish
Strong Sports
(wvvvv. f1nishstrongsports. com)
website has
links to the
websiteused
to advertiseand
register
participantsfor
he
Rhythm& Blues
foot
racescheduled
on February 14, 2016 in Houston, Texas.
40. Mr.
Cooper
is dentifiedas
the
Registrant
Namefor
he
website
usedto publicize
the
Rhythm&
Blues
Racing oot acescheduledonFebruary 14,2016
n
Houston, Texas.
41.
Mr.
Cooper and
Finish
Strong
Sports registered the Rhythm
&
Blues Half oot
race
domainname (vvvvw. rhythma ndbliieshalfmarathon. corn), as shown below:
Registrant
Name:
RaymondCooper
Registrant
Organization: Finish
Strong
Sports
Registrant Street:
P
0
Box
630781
Registrant
City: Houston
Registrant State/Province:Texas
Registrant Postal Code:77263
Registrant
Country:
US
Registrant Phone: +1. 7134098954
Goodwill
and
Efforts to Promote
42.
SpencoMedicalhas
devoted
considerableeffortandexpense n
developing he
goodwill associatedwith the saleof
ts Yumi
sandal.
43. Spenco has sold significant numbers
ofYumi sandals, which
has resulted
in
substantial revenues to
Spenco.
44.
The
Spenco
Yumi
sandal is
marketed on
the Internet and
sold through that
Internet
market
channel.
45. The
SpencoYumisandal is sold to
and
distributed
o
he
public hrough retail
stores,
such as
Finish
Strong
Sports.
46.
Based
on exposure of he sandal to the market, Spenco believes its Yumi sandals
are directly
connected
and associated
by the
consuming public
with
Spenco
Medical.
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47.
Defendants'
website
is
nteractive in hat it ispossible for a user to order products
from
the
website.
Requests for
Responses
48. On February 23, 2016,
Spenco
representatives sent
a
cease and
desist
letter, with
other demands,
to
the Defendants.
49.
Noneof he Defendantsagreed o
complywithany
of
he
demands n he
February23,2016
ceaseand
desist etter.
50.
On
March 4,
2016,
Spenco representatives
sent
a follow-up letter to Defendants,
requesting
again
that the
Defendants
comply
with
the
demands
set
forth
in
he
February
23,
2016
cease and desist letter previously
sent to
the
Defendants by
Spenco Medical representatives.
51. None
of
he
Defendants responded in
any
manner to the March 4,
2016
letter.
52. In responseto
he
February
23,
2016
or
March,4, 2016 etters,
none
of
he
Defendants
agreed o
immediately
or
permanently
ceaseanddesist
any further distribution
of he
Accused
Products.
53.
In
response
to
the
February
23,
2016
or
March,
4,
2016
letters,
none
of he
Defendants
agreed
to
provide any information
relating to
the
following:
(a) the
source
manufacturer
andprovidersof
he
Accused Products;and,
(b)an
temizationof
any revenue received
by
any
of
he
Defendants
rom
registration ees
and
sponsorship
ees
from the
Houston
andAtlanta Rhythm
& Blues road racespromotedon
he
Rhythm&
Blues
HalfMarathonwebsite.
54.
In response to
the
February
23, 2016or March,
4,
2016 letters,
none
of
he
Defendants agreedto remove any advertising, publicity, pictures ordepictions
of
he
Accused
Products
from
any advertising, websites orpromotions associated
with
any
Defendants
or heir
activities.
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55.
In response to
the February
23, 2016
or March,
4, 2016
etters,
none
of he
Defendantsagreed o identify
any
participant andsponsor n
he
Rhythm
&
Blues road
race
(Atlanta
andHouston)
includingany
participant
hatmay
have received heaccused
"knock-off
AccusedProduct,with he dentification ncludingeachpersonor
entities
by nameandcontact
information.
56.
In
response to
the February 23,
2016
or March,
4,
2016 letters,
none
of
he
Defendants
agreed
o ssueany
ype
ofapology regarding
ts
saleand/or
distribution
of he
Accused
Products.
57. In
response
to
the
February
23, 2016or March,4, 2016
etters,
noneof he
Defendants agreed to pay Spenco Medical an appropriate amount ofmoney
representing
damages o
SpencoMedical
(determined basedon
profits
made from
he
Rhythm & BluesHalf
Marathon
race, lost
profits
to Spenco, or reasonable
royalty
on units sold).
58. In response to
the
February 23, 2016 or March, 4, 2016
letters, none of he
Defendants provided any type
ofassurance
that the Defendants intended to
comply
withanyof
the
demands
set
forth
in
the
letters.
COUNT
I -
INFRINGEMENT
OF
U.
S.
PATENTD628,779
59. SpencoMedical repeats
he
allegations
ofparagraphs
1-58
as if
ully set
orth
herein.
60. Aftera full andfairexamination, U. S. PatentD628J79,entitled "Sandal"was
dulyand egally ssued
onDecember
14,2010("the 779Patent ). A copyofthe 779Patent s
attached
as
Exhibit
1
to thisComplaint.
61. Spenco Medical is the owner of
he
entire
right, title,
and interest in and to the
'779 Patent.
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62. Because he
AccusedProductsdistributedby
Defendants
are dentical
to
he
sandals shown in he '779 Patent, the
accused
products are infringingproducts that satisfy the
ordinary
observer est fordesignpatent
nfringement.
63.
Each
of he Defendants
have
nfringed,continueto infringe,
nduce
others
o
infringe, and/or contribute to
the
infringement of he '779
Patentby,
individually
and/or
collectively, making, using, and/or selling (or nducing or contributing to those
acts
byanother)
the
Accused
Products in the United
States
and the StateofTexas.
64. Oneor moreof
he
above-identifiedDefendants
directly infringed
he '779Patent
by
having
made,
using,
marketing, selling, and/or
offering the
Accused
Products
in
exchange
for
the
registration
fee
paidfor he Rhythm
&
Blues
HalfMarathon ace
held
onFebruary14,
2016.
65.
The Defendants indirectly
infringed
(contributory or inducement)
the
'779
Patent
by nducingothers
(race participants)to use
he
AccusedProducts.
66. Defendants' actsof
nfringement
for
he
'779Patent
have
causedandwill
continue to cause
damage
and injury to
Plaintiff
for which Plaintiff
s
entitled to
relief
under
35
U.
S. C.
§284.
67. The
Plaintiff
s
entitled
to
recover
from
the
Defendantsdamagessustainedby
he
Plaintiffas
a
result of he
Defendants'
wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at rial.
68.
The Defendants'
acts of nfringement
of
he
'779
Patent have caused and will
continue to cause immediate and irreparable
injury
to Plaintiff
for
which Plaintiff s entitled to
injunctive
relief
under 35 U. S. C.
§283.
69. The Defendants'
actsof nfringement
of he '779Patentwill
continueto
damage
the Plaintiffs business
and
rights,
causing
irreparable
injury and
harm,
for which
there is no
adequate remedy
of
aw,
unless
enjoined by this Court.
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70. Defendants' infringement of he '779 Patent has been and continues to
be
willful
and
deliberate,and in flagrantdisregardofPlaintiff
rights
under
he '779Patent.
COUNTII INFRINGEMENTOFU. S.PATENT
D634,
920
71.
Spenco
Medical
repeats the
allegations
ofparagraphs
1 -58
as if ully set forth
herein.
72. After a full andfairexamination,
U.
S. Patent
D634,920,
entitled "Sandal"
was
dulyand
egally ssued
on
March
29,
2011
("the 920Patent ).
A copy
of
he
'920Patent
s
attached as Exhibit
2
to
this
Complaint.
73.
Spenco
Medical
is
the
owner
of
he
entire
right,
title,
and
interest
in
and
to
the
'920 Patent.
74.
Because the
Accused Products
distributed by Defendants are identical
to the
sandals
shown in he '920
Patent, the accused
products
are
infringingproducts that satisfy the
ordinaryobserver est fordesignpatent nfringement.
75. Each
of he Defendants
have
nfringed,
continueto
nfringe, nduceothers
o
infringe, and/or
contribute
to
the
infringement
of
he
'920
Patent
by,
individually
and/or
collectively, making, using,
and/or
selling (or inducing or
contributing
to
those
acts
by
another)
the Accused Products in the United
States
and
the State ofTexas.
76. Oneormoreof
he
above-identifiedDefendants
directly infringed he
'920Patent
by
having
made,
using,
marketing,
selling, and/or offering the
Accused Products in exchange
for
the registration fee
paid
for
he Rhythm
& Blues
Half
Marathon raceheld
on February 14,
2016.
77.
The Defendants ndirectly nfringed
(contributory
or nducement) he '920Patent
by nducingothers
(race participants)
to use he
AccusedProducts.
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78. Defendants'
acts
of
nfringement
for he '920Patent
have
caused
and
will
continue to cause damage and injury to Plaintifffor
which
Plaintiff s
entitled
to reliefunder
35
U. S. C.
§284.
79. The Plaintiff
is
entitled
to
recover from the Defendants
damages
sustained by he
Plaintiffas
a result
of he
Defendants' wrongful acts
inan
amount
subject to
proofat
rial.
80.
The
Defendants'actsof
nfringement
of he '920Patenthavecaused
and
will
continue to
cause immediate and
irreparable injury to
Plaintiff
for which Plaintiff s
entitled to
injunctive relief
under 35
U. S. C. §283.
81. The
Defendants' acts
of
nfringement
of
he
'920
Patent
will
continue
to damage
the
Plaintiffs
business and rights, causing
irreparable
injury
and
harm, for
which
here isno
adequateremedyof aw, unlessenjoinedby
his
Court.
82. Defendants'
nfringement
of
he '920Patent
has
been
andcontinuesto
be willful
anddeliberate,and in flagrantdisregardofPlaintiff rights
under
he '920Patent.
COUNTIII INFRINGEMENTOFU.
S.PATENTD663,
511
83.
Spenco
Medical
repeats
the
allegations
of
paragraphs
1-58 as
if
ully
set
forth
herein.
84.
After a
full
and fair examination,
U.
S. Patent D663,
5
11, entitled
"Sandal"
was
duly and legally
issued on
July
17,
2012
( the
'511 Patent ).
A
copy of he '51 1 Patent s
attached as Exhibit 3
to this Complaint.
85. Spenco
Medical
is he
owner
of he entire
right,
title, and nterest in andto he
'511
Patent.
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86. Because the
Accused
Products
distributed
byDefendantsare
identical
to the
sandals shown in
the '51 1 Patent,
the
accused products
are infringing products that
satisfy
the
ordinary
observer
est fordesignpatent nfringement.
87. Eachof he Defendants
have infringed, continue to
infringe,
induce others to
infringe, and/or contribute to
the
infringement of
he
'511 Patent by, individually and/or
collectively,
making, using, and/or
selling
(or
nducingorcontributing
to hose acts
by another)
theAccusedProducts in
the United
Statesand
the
State
of
Texas.
88.
One
or
more of
he
above-identified
Defendants directly infringed the
'511 Patent
by
having
made, using, marketing, selling,
and/or
offering the
Accused Products
in
exchange
for
the registration fee
paid
for the
Rhythm &
Blues
Half
Marathon
race
held on February 14,
2016.
89.
The Defendants indirectly infringed (contributory or nducement) the '511 Patent
by
nducing
others (raceparticipants)to use the AccusedProducts.
90.
Defendants'
acts
of nfringement for
he 511 Patenthave
caused
and
will
continue
to
cause
damage
and
njuryto Plaintiff orwhichPlaintiff
s
entitledto reliefunder35
U.
S.
C.
§284.
91. The
Plaintiff
isentitled to recover from the Defendants damages sustained
by he
Plaintiff as a
result
of he
Defendants'
wrongful
acts in
an amount subject
to proof
at trial.
92. The
Defendants'
actsof nfringementof
he
'511 Patent
have
caused
and
will
continueto
cause
mmediateand
rreparable njury
toPlaintiff or
which
Plaintiff sentitled o
injunctive relief under
35
U.
S. C. §283.
93. The Defendants' acts of
nfringement
of he
'511
Patent will continue
to damage
the Plaintiffs business and rights,causing irreparable
injury
and
harm,
forwhich there is
no
adequateremedyof aw, unless
enjoinedby
thisCourt.
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94.
Defendants' nfringement
of he '5
11
Patenthas beenand
continuesto
be willful
and
deliberate,
and in flagrant
disregard
of
Plaintiff
rights under the '511
Patent.
COUNT IV
LANHAM
TRADEMARK CLAIM
UNDER
15
U.
S.
C.§
1125(A)
FOR FALSE
DESIGNATION
OF
ORIGINANDFALSEDESCRIPTION
95. Plaintiff ncorporates the allegations ofparagraphs 1-58 as if ully set
forth
in his
paragraph.
96.
Spencohassold
significantnumbers
ofYumisandals,
whichhas
resulted in
substantialrevenuesto Spenco.
97. Based
on
exposure of
he
sandal
to
the
market,
Spenco
believes its
Yumi
sandals
are
directly connected and associated
by
the
consuming public with Spenco Medical.
98.
Defendants' acts
ofdistributing confusingly similar
"knock-off
sandal
designs
of
the Spenco Yumi sandal is ikely to
cause
confusion, mistake,
and/or
deception as to he
affiliation,
connection, andassociation
of
Defendantswith
SpencoMedical
and/or
are
likely to
cause confusion, mistake,
and and/or
deception
as to
the origin, sponsorship,
and/or
approval of
Defendants' Accused
Products
by
Spenco Medical.
99.
The Defendants'
acts
of
distributing
confusingly similar "knock-off sandal
designs
of he Spenco Yumi sandal designs constitute
false
designations
of
origin and
false
descriptionsof
source
in
violation
of15 U. S.
C.
§1125(a)(l)(A).
100. The Defendants'
acts
of
distributing
confusingly similar "knock-off sandal
designsof he SpencoYumi
sandal
constitute
misrepresentation
of he nature, characteristics,
qualities
or
geographic
origin
ofSpenco's
products
in
violation
of
15
U. S.
C.
§1125(a)(l)(B).
101. Spenco Medical isentitled to damages resulting
from
Defendants'
acts
in
violationof
15
U. S.
C.
§ 1
125(a).
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102.
Spenco
Medical isentitled
to
an injunction against
further
violations
of
15 U.
S.
C.
§ 1125(a)by
he
Defendants.
COUNT V
- STATE
UNFAIR
COMPETITION
103. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations
ofparagraphs 1-58 as
if
ully
set forth
in
this
paragraph.
104. SMC
has
acquired a
business reputation
and/ora distinctive quality inassociation
with
SPENCO s Yumi
sandals.
105.
Defendants
have
caused, andcontinueto cause,
a
likelihood of
njury to
Spenco's
business
reputation
associated
with
Spenco's products
and/or
a
likelihood
of
diluting
the
distinctive quality
ofSpenco's
products in the
eye of
he
consumer.
106. Defendants' acts constitute
a
violation
ofTex. Bus
&
Corn. Code
§ 16. 29,
and the
acts
of Defendants constitute unfair competition under the lawsof
he State
of
Texas.
107. Spenco
Medical isentitled to damages
resulting from Defendants'
violation
of
Tex.
Bus.& Corn.
Code
§
16. 29
and ts other
acts
ofunfaircompetition.
108. Spenco
Medical
is
entitled
to
an
injunction
against
further
violations
of
Tex
Bus.
&
Corn.
Code
§16. 29 and any
further
acts
of
unfair competition.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE,
SpencoMedical
prays
for udgmentas ollows:
1. Adjudge anyorall
of
U. S.
Patent
Nos.
0628,
779; D634,
920;
D663, 511
to
be
valid
and nfringed;
2.
Adjudge
any
or
all
of
he
Defendants
to
have
directly
infringed, and/or
indirectly
infringed at eastoneofU. S.
Patent Nos.
D628J79; D634, 920; D663, 511 by way
of
nducement
and/or contributory infringement;
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3.
Preliminarily and
permanently
enjoin any orall the Defendants, and any other
personorentity
acting
n concertorparticipationwith
any Defendant,
fromany
activity that constitutes infringement, inducement, or
contributory
the
infringement
ofU.S.Patent
Nos.
D628,779; D634,
920;
D663,
511;
4.
Award
Plaintiff damages resulting from the
patent
infringement ofany orall of
U. S.PatentNos.
D628,
779;
D634,920;D663,511;
5. Adjudge
he
Defendants' patent nfringement o be willful and
deliberate
actsof
infringement, and award enhanced damages for such willful infringement;
6. Adjudge hiscase o be exceptional under
he
PatentAct,and award he Plaintiff
attorney feesandcosts ncurred inprosecuting hismatter;
7.
Adjudge the
Plaintiff
o be entitled
to
an
accounting
of
Defendants'
revenues
resulting
directly
or indirectly from
the Defendants'
infringement
of
any
or
all
U. S.
Patent
Nos.
0628,
779; D634, 920; D663, 511, including
any
and all damages
for
any pre-verdict
or
post-verdict
infringement;
8.
In
the
event
a
permanent
injunction
preventing
future
acts
of
nfringement
is
not
granted,award
he
Plaintiff upplemental damages,
royalty
fee,and/or icense fee
forall direct or ndirect infringement
ofU.
S. PatentNos. D628, 779; D634,
920;
D663,
511;
9. Adjudge that
the
Defendants' acts constitute false designation oforigin and/or
false
description of
source
in violation
of 15
U.
S.
C. §1125(a)(l)(A);
10.
Adjudge
that the
Defendants'
acts constitute
false
or
misleading conduct
that
violates 15 U.
S.
C. §1125(a)(1) (B);
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11.
Adjudge
that
the Defendants'
acts
constitute unfair competition
under the
laws
of
the State of Texas and/or violation
of
Texas statutes.
12.
Preliminarily and
permanently
enjoinanyor
all
of he Defendants,andany other
person
orentity in concert
or
participation withany
of he Defendants,
from any
further violation of 15 U. S.
C. §1125,
any
other federal LanhamAct protection, or
any
unfair competition lawsof
he
State ofTexas;
13. AwardPlaintiffdamagesresulting from the violations
of
he
LanhamActand/or
the unfair competition laws of he State ofTexas;
14. Adjudge he
Defendants'
nfringement obewillful anddeliberateacts n
violation of he Lanham
Act or
he
unfair competition
lawsof he StateofTexas,
and
award
enhanceddamages
orsuch
violations;
15. Adjudge this case to be
exceptional
under the Lanham Act orTexas State law,
and award
the
PlaintifiF attorney fees and
costs
incurred in prosecuting this matter;
16. Adjudge the Plaintiff to be entitled to an accounting of
Defendants'
revenues
resultingdirectly
or
ndirectly
from
the
Defendants'
violations
of
he LanhamAct
or
Texasstate
law, including any
and
all damages for
anypre-verdict
orpost-
verdict
infringement;
17.
Award the Plaintiff
costs, pre-judgment
and
post-judgment
interest, expenses,
and
reasonable attorney
fee incurred
in bringing
and prosecuting
this action; and,
18. Award such
other and
further
relief
hat
he
Court deems ust andproper.
Jury
Demand
Plaintiff
herebydemandstrial
by
uryonall ssues.
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Respectfully
submitted,
SPENCOMEDICALCORPORATION
/s/ D.
Scott Hemingway
D.
Scott
Hemingway
(TXBarNo.09407880)
Hemingway
&
Hansen, LLP
1700 Pacific
Avenue,
Suite 4800
Dallas, TX 75201
(214)292-8301 (direct)
(214) 292-8999
(fax)
Email:
shemingway@hh-iplaw.
com
John
P.
Palmer
(TX
Bar.
No. 15430600)
Naman,
Howell, Smith
&
Le e
400
Austin
Ave, 8th
floor
P. 0.
Box 1470
Waco, TX 76701
Phone:(254)755-4100
Fax:(254)754-6331
Email: palmeri^namanhovvell.co m
ATTORNEYS FOR
PLAINTIFF
SPENCO MEDICAL CORPORATION
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Exhibit 1
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USOOD628779S
(12)
United
States Design Patent (IG)patent No.:
Martinez et al.
(45)
Date
ofPatent:
US
D628,779 S
**
Dec.
14,
2010
(54) SANDAL
(75)
Inventors:
Jacob
Martinez,
Temple,
TX
(US);
David
B.Granger,
Lorena,TX
(US);
PaulLewis, Beeton
(CA)
(73) Assignee: SpencoMedicalCorporation,Waco,
TX
(US)
(**)
Tenn: 14 Years
(21) Appl. No.
:
29/362,044
(22) Filed:
May19,2010
(51)
LOG
9)
Cl. ..................................................
02-04
(52) U. S.
CI. ....................................................... D2/917
(58) Fieldof ClassificationSearch ..................
D2/896.
D2/916-918,946, 969,971; 36/83, 112.
36/113,
136, 3
A,
7.4,
7. 5.
7.
6,
11.5
Seeapplication ile orcomplete
search
history.
(56)
References
Cited
U.
S.
PATENT
DOCUMENTS
D374, 549 S
D448, 542 S
0495, 123 S
D543,685 S
D563, 649 S
0576, 391 S
10/1996
McDonald ................... D2/917
10/2001 Biyant ........................ D2/917
8/2004 Wakatake .................... D2/969
6/2007
Andersen
et al. .............
D2/969
3/2008 Andersen et
al. .............
D2/969
9/2008 Contreras .................... D2/917
1/2009
7/2009
Contreras .................... D2/917
Dominquezet
al. ..........
D2/917
10/2007
Yamaguehi
et
al. ..........
36/11.5
5/2008 Ritter .......................... 36/136
10/2009 Saran takos ................... 36/101
D584,
885
S *
D596, 833 S *
2007/0245592
Al *
2008/0110060 Al*
2009/0249650
Al*
* citedby examiner
Primary Examiner
- Robert M
Spear
Assistant Examiner-
Rashida
C
McCoy
(74)
Attorney,
Agent, or Firm Eugenia S. Hansen;
Hemingway & Hansen, LI-P
(57)
CLAIM
Theornamental
design
ora
sandal,
as shown
anddescribed.
DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 is a perspectiveview
of
a sandal showing
our
new
design;
FIG. 2 is a front view
of
a sandal
shown n
FIG. 1;
FIG.
3 is a
backview
of
a
sandal shown m
FIG.
1;
FIG. 4
is a side
view
of
a
sandal shown in FIG. 1;
FIG.
5
is a side view of a
sandal
shown
in
FIG. 1;
FIG.6 is a top view
of
a sandal shown n FIG. 1;
FIG. 7
is
a
bottom
view of a sandal shown in FIG. 1; and,
FIG.
8
is
a perspective
view
of a sandal shown
in FIG. 1.
1
Claim,
7
Drawing
Sheets
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Patent Dec.
14,
2010 Sheet
1
of 7
US D628, 779 S
fc
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S.
Patent Dec.
14, 2010
Sheet
2 of 7
US D628, 779 S
FIG. 2
FIG. 3
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Dec.
14,
2010 Sheet 3
of 7
US D628J79 S
.t
0
h-<
h
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Patent Dec.
14, 2010
Sheet
4 of 7
US D628J79 S
IT)
p
h-1
fo
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5
of 7
US
D628J79 S
FIG. 6
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US
D628,
779 S
FIG. 7
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Dec. 14,
2010
Sheet
7 of 7
USD628J79 S
fc
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Exhibit 2
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USOOD634920S
(12)United States Design
Patent (IQ)
patentNo.:
Martinez et al. (45) Date of Patent:
US D634,
920 S
**
Mar.
29,
2011
(54)
SANDAL
(75)
Inventors:
Jacob
Martinez,
Temple,
TX
(US);
DavidB.Granger,
Lorena,
TX
(US);
PaulLewis, Beeton,CA (US)
(73)
Assignee:
Spenco
Medical Corporation,
Waco,
.
rx
(us)
(**) Temi:
14 Years
(21) Appl. No.
:
29/378, 047
(22) Filed: Oct.28,2010
Related
U.
S.
Application Data
(62)
Division
of application No. 29/362, 044,
filed
on Ma y
19,
2010,
now
Pat.
No.
Des. 628,779.
(51)
LOG
9)
Cl. ..................................................
02-04
(52)
U.
S. C1. ........................................................
D2/917
(58) Field of Classification Search ................... D2/896,
D2/916-918,
946,
969,
971;
36/83,
112,
36/113, 136, 3
A,
7.4, 7. 5.
7.
6, 11.5
See application
file
for complete search history.
(56) ReferencesCited
U.
S.
PATENT DOCUMENTS
D374. 549
S *
10/1996 McD onald .....................
D2/917
0448,
542
S * 10/2001 Bryant ........................... D2/917
D495, 123 S
* 8/2004
Wakatake ...................... D2/969
D543. 685 S *
6/2007
Ajidersen el al. .............. D2/969
D563. 649 S
*
3/2008 Afldersen et al. .............. D2/969
D576391 S
*
9/2008 Contreras ...................... D2/917
0584, 885
S * 1/2009 Co ntreras ...................... D2/917
D596,
833
S *
7/2009 Dominquez
et
al. ...........
D2/917
2007/0245592
Al .
10/2007
Yamaguchi
et al. ........... 36/11.5
2008/0110060 Al* 5/2008 Ritter .............................. 36/136
2009/0249650 Al
*
10/2009 Sarantalcos ..................... 36/101
*
cited by
examiner
Primary Examiner -
Robert
M
Spear
Assistant
Examiner
- Rashida C McCoy
(74) Attorney,
Agent, or
Firm
- Hemingway & Hansen,
LLP;
EugeniaS. Haiisen
(57) CLAIM
The oniamental design for
a
sandal, as shown anddescribed.
DESCRIPTION
FIG.
1 is a perspectiveviewof a sandal showing
our
new
design;
FIG.
2 is a front
view
of
a
saiidal shown n FIG. 1;
FIG.3 is
a back
viewof
a
sandal shown ll FIG. 1;
FIG.4 is
a
sideviewof a sandalshown n FIG. 1;
FIG.
5
is
a sideview of
a
sandal shown n FIG. 1;
FIG.
6 is
a top
view of
a
saiidal shown in
FIG.
1;
FIG.7 is
a bottom
viewof
a saiidal shown n
FIG.
1; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view
of
a sandal
shown
in
FIG.
1.
Thesubject
matter shownwithin
he
broken lines
inFIGS.
7-8
forms
no
part of
he specified
embodiment.
1
Claim,
7 Drawing Sheets
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S.
Patent
Mar.
29, 2011 SheetI of 7
US
D634,
920 S
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S.
Patent Mar. 29, 2011 Sheet2 of 7
US
D634,
920 S
FIG. 2
FIG. 3
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S.
Patent
Mar.
29,
zoii Sheet
3 of 7
US D634, 920 S
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2
h
^-^,
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USOOD663511S
(12)
United States Design Patent (IG)patent
No.:
Martinez
et
al.
(45)
Date of
Patent:
US D663, 511 S
Jul.
17,
2012
*
(54)
FOOTBED
(75)
Inventors:
Jacob
Martinez,
Temple,
TX
(US);
David
B. Granger, Lorena, TX
(US);
Paul Lewis,
Beeton
(CA)
(73) Assignee: Spenco
Medical
Corporation,Waco,
TX(US)
(**) Term: 14 Years
(21) Appl. No. :
29/379,303
(22)
Piled: Nov. 17, 2010
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Application
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(60)
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application No. 29/378, 047,
filed
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28,
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Assistant
Examiner
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McCoy
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Hemingway & Hansen,
LLP; Eugenia
S.
Hansen
(57)
CLAIM
The
ornamental
design fora footbed, as shown
and
described.
DESCRIPTION
FIG.
1
is
a
perspective
top view
of
a
footbed showing
our
new
design;
FIG. 2 is a front view of a footbed shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a
back
view of a footbed shown in
FIG.
1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of a footbcd shown n FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a side
view
of a footbed shown
in
FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top view
of
a
footbed
shown in FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7
is
a
bottom view of
a footbed shown
in
FIG. 1;
and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective bottom view of a footbed shown in
FIG. 1.
Thesubjectmattershownwithin hebroken ines n
FIGS.
1-8
forms no part of he claim.
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