Case 1:13-cv-08152-JMF Document 1

JUDGE FURMAN

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COMPLAINT

8152

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

PLASMART, INC.,

Plaintiff,
V.

ACTIVE PLAY TOYS & GAMES, INC. Defendant.

The Parties

1.

Plaintiff, PlaSmart Inc. ("PlaSmart"), is a business located at 408-441 MacLaren

Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 2H3. 2. Defendant, Active Play Toys & Games, Inc. is a Canadian corporation with a

place of business at 1568 Merivale Road, Suite 259, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2G5Y7 and with an alternate place of business at 151 Church Street, Millersburg, PA 17061.
Nature Of Action

3. 4. 5.

This is an action for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. 271. This is further an action for design patent infringement under 35 U. .C. 271. This is further an action for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.
Jurisdiction And Venue

6. 7.

Subject matter jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338. Personal jurisdiction is proper based on Defendant's transaction of business

within the state and Defendants' commission of tortious acts within the state under CPLR 302(a)(l) and (2).

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Venue i) 5 +5e unde 2. <.S.C. = #49#%*(%2( andA+ %4(. Facts

9.

PlaS"a t i) +0ne t6 +u;6 a))i;n"ent +f <.S. Pat. N+. .,78:,.-4, entitled &Seat

A5a atu) f+ a C6ild@) Ride/On Ve6i$le' %t6e &B.-4 Patent'(. #-. T6e B.-4 Patent di)$l+)e) and $lai"), in ;ene al te "), a )eat f+ a $6ild@) ide/+n

t+!, t6e )eat 6avin; a f +nt0a d fa$in; &*u"5' t6at 6el5) t+ 5+)iti+n a ide in a "+ e )ta*le )eat 5+)iti+n. ##. #2. PlaS"a t )ell) and di)t i*ute) a $+""e $ial e"*+di"ent +f t6e B.-4 Patent. Defendant di)t i*ute) a $6ild@) ide/+n t+! unde t6e "a C S0in; Ca . T6e S0in;

Ca in$lude), in 5a t, a )eat 6avin; a f+ 0a d fa$in; &*u"5.' Defendant@) S0in; Ca in$lude) all $lai" ele"ent) +f ea$6 +f t6e $lai") +f B.-4 Patent. #4. D! lette dated De$e"*e #,, 2-##, Defendant, t6 +u;6 it) att+ ne! Pete Di)6+5,

ad"itted t6at t6e )eat +f it) S0in; Ca in$luded t6e f+ 0a d fa$in; &*u"5', a"+n; +t6e $+"5+nent). #,. PlaS"a t i) fu t6e +0ne t6 +u;6 a))i;n"ent +f <.S. De)i;n Pat. N+. D8,:,448,

al)+ entitled &Seat A5a atu) f+ a C6ild@) Ride/On Ve6i$le' %t6e &BD448 Patent'(. #7. T6e D448 Patent $lai") t6e n+n/fun$ti+nal, + na"ental a)5e$t) +f t6e )a"e )eat

a) di)$l+)ed in t6e B.-4 Patent. #8. #:. PlaS"a t )ell) and di)t i*ute) a $+""e $ial e"*+di"ent +f t6e BD448 Patent. Defendant@) S0in; Ca in$lude) a )eat 6avin; vi tuall! identi$al n+n/fun$ti+nal,

+ na"ental a)5e$t) a) t6at di)$l+)ed and $lai"ed in t6e BD448 Patent. A) a e)ult, Defendant@) S0in; Ca *ea ) a e)e"*lan$e t+ t6e 5atented de)i;n )u$6 t6at an + dina ! +*)e ve , ;ivin;

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)u$6 attenti+n a) a 5u $6a)e u)uall! ;ive), 0+uld *e de$eived int+ 5u $6a)in; a S0in; Ca )u55+)in; it t+ *e PlaS"a t@) 5 +du$t t6at e"*+die) t6e de)i;n/5atented )eat. #.. In Se5te"*e +f 2-##, PlaS"a t, t6 +u;6 it) att+ ne!, 0 +te t+ Defendant t+

advi)e Defendant +f PlaS"a t@) 5endin; de)i;n 5atent a55li$ati+n and e>ue)tin; t6at Defendant taCe ne$e))a ! )te5) t+ av+id inf in;e"ent +f t6e )a"e u5+n it) i))uan$e. #9. In e)5+n)e t+ t6e Se5te"*e , 2-## lette , Defendant ad"itted t6at it) de)i;n fell

0it6in t6e )$+5e +f t6e BD448 Patent %"+ e )5e$ifi$all!, 0it6in t6e )$+5e +f t6e t6en/5endin; a55li$ati+n, 06i$6 i) +f t6e )a"e )$+5e a) t6e i))ued de)i;n 5atent(. Defendant al)+ efu)ed t+ taCe )te5) t+ av+id inf in;e"ent. 2-. In June +f 2-##, PlaS"a t filed f+ $+5! i;6t e;i)t ati+n f+ t6e + na"entati+n

$+ntained in it) ide/+n t+! )eat. Re;i)t ati+n 0a) efu)ed +n fun$ti+nalit! ; +und) de)5ite t6e $lea la$C +f fun$ti+n +f t6e )eat + na"entati+n. 2#. Defendant@) S0in; Ca )eat in$lude) + na"entati+n t6at i) a vi tuall! identi$al

$+5! +f t6e + na"entati+n $+ntained in PlaS"a t@) ide/+n t+! )eat. 22. Defendant@) $+5!in; +f t6e + na"entati+n $+ntained in PlaS"a t@) ide/+n t+!

)eat 0a) n+t aut6+ iEed *! PlaS"a t n+ +t6e 0i)e 5e "itted unde t6e la0. First Cause Of Action Patent Infrin"e#ent 24. 2,. 27. PlaS"a t in$+ 5+ ate) *! efe en$e and ealle;e) 6e e t6e f+ e;+in; 5a a; a56). Defendant 6a) inf in;ed t6e B.-4 Patent. Defendant)@ inf in;e"ent 6a) *een Cn+0in;, intenti+nal and in 0illful di) e;a d

f+ PlaS"a t@) i;6t). 28. PlaS"a t 6a) *een and $+ntinue) t+ *e 6a "ed *! )u$6 inf in;e"ent. 4

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Secon Cause Of Action Desi"n Patent Infrin"e#ent 2:. 2.. 29. PlaS"a t in$+ 5+ ate) *! efe en$e and ealle;e) 6e e t6e f+ e;+in; 5a a; a56). Defendant 6a) inf in;ed t6e BD448 Patent. Defendant)@ inf in;e"ent 6a) *een Cn+0in;, intenti+nal and in 0illful di) e;a d

f+ PlaS"a t@) i;6t). 4-. PlaS"a t 6a) *een and $+ntinue) t+ *e 6a "ed *! )u$6 inf in;e"ent. Thir Cause Of Action Co$%ri"ht Infrin"e#ent 4#. 42. PlaS"a t in$+ 5+ ate) *! efe en$e and ealle;e) 6e e t6e f+ e;+in; 5a a; a56). Defendant) 6ave $+5ied + i;inal, $+5! i;6ta*le ele"ent) +f t6e + na"entati+n

$+ntained in PlaS"a t@) ide/+n t+! )eat. 44. A) a e)ult +f t6e f+ e;+in; $+5!in;, Defendant) 6ave inf in;ed and $+ntinue t+

inf in;e +n PlaS"a t@) $+5! i;6t) unde #: <.S.C. = 7-#. 4,. Defendant)@ inf in;e"ent 6a) *een Cn+0in;, intenti+nal and in 0illful di) e;a d

f+ PlaS"a t@) i;6t). 47. PlaS"a t 6a) *een and $+ntinue) t+ *e 6a "ed *! )u$6 inf in;e"ent.

T6e f+ e;+in; alle;ati+n) in t6i) $+"5laint 6ave evidentia ! )u55+ t Cn+0n t+ Plaintiff andA+ 0ill liCel! 6ave evidentia ! )u55+ t afte a ea)+na*le +55+ tunit! f+ fu t6e inve)ti;ati+n and di)$+ve !.

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Pra%er For Re&ief F3EREGORE, Plaintiff e)5e$tfull! e>ue)t) t6at t6e C+u t ente ?ud;"ent in fav+ PlaintiffH a. a0a din; da"a;e) +f n+ le)) t6an a ea)+na*le +!alt! t+ Plaintiff f+ Defendant)@

5atent and de)i;n 5atent inf in;e"ent 5u )uant t+ 47 <.S.C. = 2:#I *. a0a din; t+ Plaintiff Defendant@) 5 +fit) f+ Defendant )@ de)i;n 5atent

inf in;e"ent 5u )uant t+ 47 <.S.C. = 2.9I $. a0a din; en6an$ed da"a;e) t+ Plaintiff +f t6 ee ti"e) t6e a"+unt +f a$tual 5atent

and de)i;n 5atent inf in;e"ent 5u )uant t+ 47 <.S.C. = 2.,I d. e. a0a din; Plaintiff it) $+)t) and att+ ne!@) fee) 5u )uant t+ 47 <.S.C. = I 5e "anentl! en?+inin; fu t6e 5atent and de)i;n 5atent inf in;e"ent 5u )uant t+

47 <.S.C. = 2.4I f. a0a din; da"a;e) t+ Plaintiff f+ Defendant)@ $+5! i;6t inf in;e"ent 5u )uant t+

#: <.S.C. = 7-,I ;. 6. 7-4I i. 5e "anentl! en?+inin; fu t6e $+5! i;6t inf in;e"ent *! Defendant) 5u )uant t+ a0a din; Plaintiff it) $+)t) and att+ ne!@) fee) 5u )uant t+ #: <.S.C. = 7-7I + de in; t6e de)t u$ti+n +f $+5! i;6t inf in;in; a ti$le) 5u )uant t+ #: <.S.C. =

#: <.S.C. = 7-2I and

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