Sundesa v. Muscle Nutrition

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JAMES .BOYLE, SQ.Nevada Bar No. 8384E- m a i l : j b o y l [email protected], RIGGS,WALCH,HOLLEY,WOLOSON HOMPSON400 South F o u r t h S t r e e t , T h i r d F l o o rLas Vegas, evada 89101Telephone: 702/791-0308F a c s i m i l e : 702/791-1918LARRY .LAYCOCK, SQ.Utah Bar No. 4868MASCHOFFBRENNAN201 South Main t r e e t , S u i t e 600S a l t Lake i t y , Utah 84111Telephone: 43 /252- 1 360F a c s i m i l e : 43 /252-13 1Pro Hac i c e A p p l i c a t i o n ForthcomingA t t o r n e y s or l a i n t i f f undesa,LLC

UNITED STATESDISTRICTCOURTDISTRICT OFNEVADA

SLJNDESA,LLC, Utah i m i t e d l i a b i l i t ycompany,P l a i n t i f f ,

v .MUSCLENUTRITIONLLC, Nevada i m i t e dl i a b i l i t y company,

CASE O.:COMPLAINTFORPATENTINFRINGEMENT(JURYDEMAND)

P l a i n t i f f Sundesa,LLC Sundesa) omplains g a i n s t Defendant Muscle u t r i t i o n LLC,a Nevada L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y Company Muscle N u t r i t i o n ) , 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 asf o l l o w s :

THEPARTIES1 . Sundesa s a i m i t e d l i a b i l i t y company duly o r g a n i z e d and 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 u s i n e s s l o c a t e d a t 7 outh 1550 West #600,Lindon, tah 84042.

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2 . Sundesa l l e g e s Muscle N u t r i t i o n i s a L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y Company o r g a n i z e d ande x i s t i n g under h e laws of h e S t a t e of Nevada w i t h i t s b u s i n e s s h e a d q u a r t e r e d i n Nevada t 311S. i v i s i o n S t . , Carson C i t y , Nevada 89703 and 2780 S. J o n e s Blvd. #3388, Las Vegas, Nevada

89146.JURISDICTION AND VENUE

3 . This i s a c i v i l a c t i o n f o r p a t e n t i n f r i n g e m e n t a r i s i n g under t h e p a t e n t laws of h eU n i t e d S t a t e s 35 U.S.C. 1 et seq., n c l u d i n g 35 U.S.C. 71.

4 . This Court has o r i g i n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n over t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r of h i s a c t i o n under a tl e a s t 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1 3 3 8 ( a ) .

5 . This Court has p e r s o n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n over Muscle N u t r i t i o n because MuscleN u t r i t i o n has p u r p o s e l y a v a i l e d i t s e l f of h e p r i v i l e g e s and b e n e f i t s of h e laws of h e S t a t e ofNevada.

6. Muscle N u t r i t i o n d o e s , and has done, u b s t a n t i a l b u s i n e s s i n t h i s j u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t ,i n c l u d i n g : i ) d v e r t i s i n g and d i s t r i b u t i n g i n f r i n g i n g p r o d u c t s , n c l u d i n g a t l e a s t Muscle N u t r i t i o ns h a k e r b o t t l e s ( t h e MN h a k e r b o t t l e s ) ; ( i i ) r e g u l a r l y doing b u s i n e s s o r s o l i c i t i n g b u s i n e s s b yv i r t u e of Muscle N u t r i t i o n ' s n a t i o n w i d e s a l e s and o f f e r s t o s e l l t h r o u g h i n t e r a c t i v e andcommercial w e b s i t e ( s ) which d i r e c t s ) Muscle N u t r i t i o n ' s s e r v i c e s and p r o d u c t s t o Nevadar e s i d e n t s ; and i i i ) engaging i n o t h e r p e r s i s t e n t c o u r s e s of o n d u c t , and/ o r d e r i v i n g s u b s t a n t i a lrevenue from p r o d u c t s and/ o r s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d t o p e r s o n s i n t h i s D i s t r i c t and S t a t e .

7 . This C o u r t ' s e x e r c i s e of e r s o n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n over Muscle N u t r i t i o n i s c o n s i s t e n tw i t h t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n s of h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and t h e S t a t e of Nevada.

8 . Venue s p r o p e r i n t h i s u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t under t l e a s t 28 U.S.C. 1391 and 1400.FACTUALBACKGROUND

9 . S u n d e s a ' s t e c h n o l o g i c a l i n n o v a t i o n s a r e p r o t e c t e d by, inter a l i a , a p o r t f o l i o ofu t i l i t y and d e s i g n p a t e n t s , i n c l u d i n g U n i t e d S t a t e s U t i l i t y P a t e n t No. 6,379,032 ( t h e '032P a t e n t ) nd United S t a t e s Design P a t e n t No. D510,235 t h e '235 Design P a t e n t ) c o l l e c t i v e l yt h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s ) .

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1 0 . Sundesa has marked a l l p r o d u c t s embodying t h e claims of h e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s since introduction to the market.

1 1 . Sundesa 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 . Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 , Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 , N h a k e r b o t t l e st h a t embody a t l e a s t c l a i m 15 of h e '032 a t e n t and a l l o w u s e r s t o perform t h e methods claimedi 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 . Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 ou s e t h e Accused P r o d u c t s t o mix n g r e d i e n t s i n such a way a s t o perform t h e c l a i m e d methods oft h e '032 a t e n t .

1 4 . Use of ny of Muscle N u t r i t i o n ' 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 same 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 andp e r s u a d e d t o buy t h e Accused 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 byt h e '235 Design a t e n t .

1 8 . On u l y 17, 2013, Sundesa s e n t a l e t t e r t o Muscle N u t r i t i o n informing MuscleN u t r i t i o n of 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 demanded t h a tMuscle N u t r i t i o n 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 acopy of each A s s e r t e d P a t e n t and a p i c t u r e of an Accused Product n e x t t o an a u t h e n t i cB l e n d e r B o t t l e s h a k e r cup. Muscle N u t r i t i o n d i d n o t respond t o t h e J u l y 17,2013 e t t e r .

1 9 . Muscle N u t r i t i o n has 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 ade ad 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 .

20. Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 sb 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 United S t a t e s P a t e n t Numbers of h e A s s e r t e d

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P a t e n t s . Commensuratewitht h i s f i l i n g , SundesamailedMuscleN u t r i t i o n a o u r t e s y copy ofh i s Complaintandy e t a n o t h e r copyofh e A s s e r t e d P a t e n t s .

FIRSTCLAIM OR ELIEF

(Infringement of th e032 Patent)21. Byh i s r e f e r e n c e Sundesar e a l l e g e s andi n c o r p o r a t e s t h e f o r e g o i n g paragraphs a s

th ou gh u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .22. Muscl eN u t r i t i o n hasd 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 under35U.S.C. 271(a) by 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 , a n d / o r importing t h eAccused P r o d u c t s w h ich 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 UnitedS t a t e s .

23. Muscl eN u t r i t i o n has had,andc 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 induce t scustomers, or u s e r s of t s p r o d u c t s t o i n f r i n g e t h e 032 P a t e n t . For example, Muscle N u t r i t i o ni n s t r u c t s t s customers, oru s e r s of t h e AccusedP r o d u c t s t o us e th em t o mi x i n g r e d i e n t sa c c o r d i n g t o t h e cl ai med meth odsof h e 032 a t e n t .

24. Muscl e N u t r i t i o n s customers, oru s e r s oft h e Accused P r o d u c t s do,i n f a c t ,i n f r i n g e t h e 032 a t e n t .

25. Muscle u t r i t i o n has know n, rsh oul dh aveknow n,h a t t s customers,or u s e r s of t s p r o d u c t s 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 ase a r l y as J u l y 17, 2013.

26. Th eAccused Products a r e e s p e c i a l l y madet o be used,anda r e i n f a c t used, bycustomers,or u s e r s , ofh e AccusedP r o d u c t s n a wayh a t i n f r i n g e s t h e 032 a t e n t .

27. MuscleN u t r i t i o n has i n d i r e c t l y i n f r i n g e d andc 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 eA s s e r t e d P a t e n t s under 35 U.S.C. 271(b)and (c) bya c t i v e l y induc ing infringemento f , andc o n t r i b u t o r i l y i n f r i n g i n g , th e 032 a t e n t .

28. Despite t s know l edge oft h e 032 P a t e n t Muscl e N u t r i t i o n has conti nuedt oi 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 .

29. Th e Accused P r o d u c t s as d e s i g n e d manufactured ,and used,i n f r i n g e t h eA s s e r t e d P a t e n t s . Th eAccusedProducts h ave no 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 .

30. Th e cond uct ofMuscle N u t r i t i o n as s e t f o r t h h e r e i n a b o v e g i v e s r i s e t o acause ofa 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 pursuant o a t l e a s t 35U.S.C.271 and281.

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31. Muscle N u t r i t i o n has m a n u f a c t u r e d , u s e d , i m p o r t e d , s o l d , and o f f e r e d f o r s a l eAccused P r o d u c t s d e s p i t e a n o b j e c t i v e l y h i g h 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 h e 032 a t e n t .

3 2 . Muscle N u t r i t i o n s m a n u f a c t u r e , 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 ofAccused P r o d u c t s has been b o t h w i l l f u l and d e l i b e r a t e .

33. Muscle N u t r i t i o n s a c t s of i n f r i n g e m e n t have caused damage t o Sundesa, a ndSundesa i s e n t i t l e d t o r e c o v e r t h e damages s u s t a i n e d a s a r e s u l t of Muscle N u t r i t i o n s wrongfula c t s i n a n amount s u b j e c t t o proof t r i a l

34. Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 032 P a t e n t w i l lc o n t i n u e t o damage 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 w hich t h e r e i s no a d e q u a t eremedy a t law, n l e s s i t i s e n j o i n e d by t h i s C o u r t .

35. By e a s o n 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 er e l i e f a g a i n s t Muscle N u t r i t i o n , p u r s u a n t t o 35 U.S.C. 283- 8 5 , a s more f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i nbelow.

SECONDCLAIMFORRELIEF(Infringement of the 235 Design Patent)

36. 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 asthough f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .

3 7 . Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 tby 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 hich i ss u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e same 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 , ande l s e w h e r e i n t h e United S t a t e s .

38. Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 nv i o l a t i o n of35 U.S.C. 71.

3 9 . Sundesa has s u s t a i n e d damages 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 ofMuscle N u t r i t i o n 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 .

40. 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 as a e s u l t of Muscle N u t r i t i o n swrongful a c t s i n a n amount o be proven a t t r i a l

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41. Muscle N u t r i t i o n s i n f r i n g e m e n t of u n d e s a s r i g h t s under t h e 235 Design P a t e n tw i l l c o n t i n u e t o damage 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, f o r which t h e r e i s n oa d e q u a t e remedy a t law, n l e s s Muscle N u t r i t i o n i s e n j o i n e d by h i s C o u r t .

42. Muscle N u t r i t i o n has 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 Sundesat o i n c r e a s e d damages under 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 np r o s e c u t i n g t h i s a c t i o n under 35 U.S.C. 85.

43. 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 Muscle N u t r i t i o n s t o t a l p r o f i t s fromi t s s a l e of h e Accused P r o d u c t s under 35 U.S.C. 89.

PRAYERFORRELIEFSundesa p r a y s f o r judgment a s f o l l o w s :A . A udgment f i n d i n g Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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

032 a t e n t ;B. A udgment f i n d i n g Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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 . Orders of h i s Court e m p o r a r i l y , p r e l i m i n a r i l y , and permanently e n j o i n i n g Muscle

N u t r i t i o n , i t s a g e n t s , s e r v a n t s , and 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, fromd 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 235Design 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;

D . An r d e r r e q u i r i n g Muscle N u t r i t i o n t o make an a c c o u n t i n g f o r a l l AccusedP r o d u c t s i t made, s e d , s o l d , o f f e r e d f o r s a l e , o r imported i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ;

E. An award of damages a d e q u a t e t o compensate Sundesa f o r Muscle N u t r i t i o n si n f r i n g e m e n t of h e 032 a t e n t , i n an amount o be proven a t r i a l o r i n t h e a l t e r n a t i v e , an awardof Muscle N u t r i t i o n s t o t a l p r o f i t s under 35 U.S.C. 89;

F. An award of damages a d e q u a t e t o compensate Sundesa f o r Muscle N u t r i t i o n si n f r i n g e m e n t of h e 235 Design P a t e n t , i n an amount 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 Muscle N u t r i t i o n 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;

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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 sa t t o r n e y f e e s and x p e n s e s , p u r s u a n t t o a t l e a s t 35 U.S.C. 85;

I An ward of Sundesa 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. 84;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. 284;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. 9 6 1 ( a ) ; andM. For such t h e r and u r t h e r r e l i e f a s t h e Court deems u s t and q u i t a b l e .

DEM NDFORJURYTRIAL44. Sundesa demands r i a l by u r y on l l c l a i m s and s s u e s so r i a b l e .DATED h i s 1 1 t h day of arch, 014.

COTTON RIGGS WALCHHOLLEY WOLOSON HOMPSON

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MASCHOFFBRENNANLARRY .LAYCOCK SQ.Utah Bar No. 4868201 South Main t r e e t , S u i t e 600S a l t Lake i t y , Utah 84111P ro Hac i c e A p p l i c a t i o n s ForthcomingA t t o r n e y sfor l a i n t i f fSundesa,LLC

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