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relief, damages, profits, costs, expert fees, and attorneys fees resulting from MasterSpas
willful infringement of Premiums rights granted under the patent laws of the United
States, Title 35, United States Code.
2.
This Court possesses subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant
distributed and is currently distributing, offered for sale and is currently offering for sale,
and sold and is selling, goods in the State of Florida which infringe Premiums design
patent, and because MasterSpas has engaged in business in the State of Florida.
MasterSpas places infringing products into the stream of commerce, with the knowledge
and understanding that such products are sold in the State of Florida, including in this
District.
Upon
information and belief, MasterSpas derives substantial revenue from the sale of infringing
products within this District, expects its actions to have consequences within this District,
and derives substantial revenue from interstate commerce.
In addition, MasterSpas
Venue is proper in this judicial district and in this division under 28 U.S.C.
Patent), entitled Spa With Bi-Lateral Flanges And Lateral Flares issued to Brian K.
Wiley and Brad Glover. A copy of the 895 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
8.
Mr. Wiley and Mr. Glover assigned all right, title, and interest in the 895
Patent to Premium. Premium is, and at all relevant times has been, the lawful owner of
all right, title, and interest in and to the 895 Patent.
9.
The 895 Patent is a design patent that claims an ornamental design for spa
with bi-lateral flanges and flares, as shown and described in the 895 Patent drawings.
10.
Premium has retained the law firm of Fee & Jeffries, P.A. to vindicate its
rights against MasterSpas, and Premium is obligated to pay its attorneys a reasonable fee
for their services.
COUNT I
Infringement of the 895 Patent
13.
Exhibit B hereto reveal, MasterSpas has misappropriated Premiums patented spa design
in the accused product as an ordinary observer, familiar with prior art designs, would be
deceived into believing that the accused product is the same as the patented design.
15.
16.
Patent under 35 U.S.C. 271 by importing, manufacturing, using, offering to sell and/or
selling in this District and elsewhere in the United States, products that fall within the
scope of the 895 Patent.
17.
895 Patent have always been, and continue to be, carried out by MasterSpas without
Premiums authority or license.
18.
Premium has complied with the notice provisions of 35 U.S.C. 287 (a)
Premium has been injured by, and continues to suffer injury from, the
property rights, Premium is substantially likely to prevail upon the merits of this action.
22.
The balance of hardships and the public interest requires that MasterSpas
infringing conduct has been, and is, clearly willful, intentional, and deliberate.
WHEREFORE, Premium respectfully requests this Court to
(A)
(B)
activities of MasterSpas that infringe upon Premiums patent rights in Premiums 895
Patent;
(C)
infringement of the 895 Patent, including but not limited to MasterSpas total profit, and
in no event less than a reasonable royalty for MasterSpas acts of infringement, as well as
treble damages due to the willful and deliberate nature of the infringement by MasterSpas
of Premiums 895 Patent;
(D)
grant to Premium all other relief this Court deems just and appropriate.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Respectfully submitted,
s/ Richard E. Fee
Richard E. Fee
Florida Bar No. 813680
Kathleen M. Wade
Florida Bar No. 127965
FEE & JEFFRIES, P.A.
1227 N. Franklin Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 229-8008
(813) 229-0046 (Facsimile)
rfee@feejeffries.com
kwade@feejeffries.com
Trial Counsel for Plaintiff,
Premium Sales Network, LLC
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