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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Midmark Corporation
60 Vista Drive
Versailles, Ohio 45380,
Plaintiff,
v.
UMF Medical International, Inc.
1316 Eisenhower Boulevard
Johnstown, PA 15904-3393,
Defendant.

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Civil Case No.: 1:15-cv-173

Judge:

COMPLAINT
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

Plaintiff Midmark Corporation (Midmark) for its Complaint against Defendant UMF
Medical International, Inc. (UMF), alleges as follows:
1.

Plaintiff Midmark is an Ohio corporation having its principal place of business

at 60 Vista Drive, Versailles, Ohio 45380.

2.

On information and belief, Defendant UMF is a Pennsylvania corporation having

a place of business at 1316 Eisenhower Boulevard, Johnstown, PA 15094.

3.

This is a patent infringement case. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject

matter of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a).

4.

Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) and (c) and

1400(b), in that, on information and belief, UMF does business in this District, has offered for
sale and/or sold infringing products in the State of Ohio and in this District, and/or has directly
caused infringing products to be sold in the State of Ohio and in this District.
5.

On information and belief, this Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant

UMF for the reasons stated above.

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COUNT I DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT

6.

Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in

paragraphs 1-5 above, as if set forth verbatim herein.

7.

Plaintiff Midmark is the owner of U.S. Design Pat. No. 685, 099 entitled

Examination Table, which issued on June 25, 2013 (the 099 patent). A copy of the 099
patent is attached hereto.
8.

On information and belief, Defendant UMF has sold or exposed for sale

examination tables to which the patented design, or a colorable imitation thereof, has been
applied, and has thereby infringed the 099 patent by offering for sale and selling examination
tables which fall within the claim of the 099 patent.
9.

On information and belief, Defendant UMF has applied the patented design, or a

colorable imitation thereof, to examination tables for the purpose of sale, and has thereby
infringed the 099 patent by manufacturing and selling examination tables that fall within the
claim of the 099 patent.
10.

With the filing of this Complaint, Midmark has given UMF written notice of the

infringement.
11.

Midmark has been, and continues to be, damaged by such infringement of the

099 patent.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Midmark respectfully requests relief and judgment as follows:
1. Temporarily, preliminarily, and permanently enjoin Defendant, its employees, agents,
officers, directors, attorneys, successors, affiliates, subsidiaries and assigns, and all those
in active concert and participation with Defendant, from infringing the 099 Patent;

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2. Award Plaintiff Midmark its actual damages in an amount to be proved at trial and/or as
otherwise provided by law, as a result of the infringement of the 099 patent;
3. Award Plaintiff Midmark the total profit realized by Defendant as a result of the
infringement of the 099 patent;
4. Award Plaintiff prejudgment interest;
5. Award Plaintiff the costs of suit incurred herein; and
6. Award such other and further relief as is just and proper.
Plaintiff requests a trial by jury.
Dated: March 12, 2015

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ David E. Schmit
David E. Schmit (Ohio Bar No. 0021147)
FROST BROWN TODD LLC
3300 Great American Tower
301 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Tel: (513) 651-6985
Fax: (513) 651-6981
Email: dschmit@fbtlaw.com

0128533.0623227 4849-6004-6370v1

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USO0D685099S

(12) United States Design Patent (10) Patent No.:

Magoteaux et a].
(54)

US D685,099 S

(45) Date of Patent:

EXAMINATION TABLE

D574,959 S
D578,787 S

(75) Inventors: Scott Magoteaux, Versailles, OH (US);

George Chow, Columbus, OH (Us);

Ryan Berger, Columbus, OH (US);

Rainer Teufel, Worthington, OH (Us)

(73) Assignee: Midmark Corporation, Versailles, OH

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Jun. 25, 2013

8/2008 DeBraal et a1. ............ .. D24/183

10/2008

Genelli ........ ..

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gene!
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7,845,033 B2 * 12/2010 DeBraal et a1.

D636,493 S * 4/2011 Teufel .............. ..

2003/0071503 A1*

4/2003 Brockway et a1. .

2005/0081294 A1*

4/2005

D6/367

".. 1324/183
D24/ 183
..... .. 5/611
.. D24/183

297/330

Wolters ........................... .. 5/613

* Cited by examiner

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Term

PP

Primary Examiner * T. Chase Nelson

14 Years

1. N .1 29/369 513

(22) F1led:
(51)

(52)

Sep. 9, 2010

(57)

CLAIM

LOC (9) Cl. ................................................ .. 24-01

The Ornamental design for an examination table as Shown

U-s- Cl-

and described.

USPC

(58)

Assistant Examiner * Mark Cavanna

( 74) Allorn 6y] A genlI or Firm *Wood Herron & Evans
LLP

....................................................... ..

D24/183

Field of Classi?cation Search

DESCRIPTION

USPC ................ .. D24/l83il84, 200; D6/595i596,

D6/601, 6044605, 3364337; 5/110i111,

FIG. 1 is a perspective vieW of our new, original, and oma

5/431i437, 490, 6364637, 6394640, 648,

mental design for an examination table With the disclaimed

5/620i624, 6114613; 601/11, 6524654; 108/36;

297/330

See application ?le for complete search history.

(56)

upper portion shown in an upright position.

FIG. 2 is another perspective vieW thereof With the disclaimed

upper portion ShOWn in a lOWer position.

FIG. 3 is a front vieW thereof.
FIG. 4 is a side vieW thereof in a ?rst position, the other side

References Cited

vieW being a mirror image of FIG. 4.

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
D300,657 S

4/1989

D304,614

11/1989

D403,772

1/1999

FIG. 5 is a side vieW of the examination table shoWn in a use

Simpkins et a1. .......... .. D24/183

condition in a raised position, the other side vieW being a

Guttormsen

D24/183

mirror image of FIG. 5.

D24/183

FIG. 6 is a rear vieW thereof.

FanuZZi

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D418,225 S * 12/1999 Simpkins et a1.

6,106,065 A

8/2000

Carroll ..

D436,176

1/2001

FanuZZi

D461,899 S *
D462,189

.... .. 297/330
... ... ... ..

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8/2002 Siepmann et a1.

9/2002

D463,563 S

9/2002 Schoenig et a1.

D487,360 S
D495,510 S

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3/2004
9/2004

D496,462 S

D553,379 S *
7,386,899 B2*

D24/183

Brockway et a1.

Lacina ........... ..
Lacina ....... ..

9/2004 Walters et a1.

10/2007
6/2008

Genelli ...... ..
Smith

D24/183

D24/183
...

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D6/367

FIG. 7 is a top vieW thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom vieW thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating

unclaimed portions of the examination table and form no part

. D24/183

of the claimed design. Any portion of the examination table

D6/367
D6/336

not shoWn in the drawings forms no part of the claimed

. D24/183
D6/367
.... .. 5/624

design.
1 Claim, 6 Drawing Sheets

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Jun. 25, 2013

Sheet 1 of6

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US. Patent

Jun. 25, 2013

Sheet 2 of6

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US. Patent

Jun. 25, 2013

Sheet 3 of6

FIG. 3

FIG. 6

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