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Patrick F. Bright (SBN 6870?)
WAGNER, ANDERSON BRIGHT, PC
3541
O c e a n V i e w B oul evard
Glendale.
C a li fo rn ia 9 12 0 8
Tel: (818)249-9300
Fax:
818)249-9335
E-mail: [email protected]
Attorneys for PlaintiffMega Distribution Int'l, Inc.
UNITED
S TATE S D IS TR IC T COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT
O F
CAL IFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
MEGA DISTRIBUTION INT L. INC.,
a California Corporation
Plaintiff,
v
WOLO MANUFACTURING
CORP.,
a
Ne w
York Corporation;
D e f e n d a n t .
C ase N o. 2 :1 5 -c v -6 8 0 2
C O M P L A I N T F O R I N F R I N G E M E N T
O F U N IT E D S T A TE S P A T E N T
NOS.
D614,063; an d D618,572.
D E M A N D F O R J U R Y T R IA L
1. PlaintiffMega Distribution Int'l, Inc., a California corporation
( Mega ), for its complaint, and demanding trial by
jury
under Rule 38, Fed. R. Civ.
P., and Local Rule 38-1, alleges that Defendant Wolo Manufacturing Corp.
( Wolo ), a
Ne w
York corporation, is infringing U.S. Design Patent D614,063 ( the
'063 patent ) and U.S. Design Patent D618,572 ( the
57 2
patent ) (collectively,
the Mega patents ), by making, selling, and offering to sell, in this judicial district,
lightbars that infringe the Mega patents.
2. This is a civil action for patent infringement an d arises under, among
other things, the United States Patent Laws, 35 U. S. C. section 10, et seq.
Jurisdiction is therefore based upon 28 U. S. C. sections 1331 and 1338(a),
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providing for federal question jurisdiction
of
patent infringement actions and
exclusive jurisdiction
of
patent infringement actions in the U. S. district courts.
3. PlaintiffMega is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that venue
in this court is proper under 28 U. S. C. section 1391 (c) and section 1400 (b)
because the acts of patent infringement alleged herein took place, at least in part,
within this judicial district.
4. PlaintiffMega is a California corporation, and has its principal place of
business in Paramount, California.
5. Defendant Wolo is a New York corporation, and has its principal place
of
business
in
Deer
Park,
New
York.
6. On April 20, 2010, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office duly and
lawfully issued the '063 patent under the title
Warning Light Lens A
true and
correct copy of the '063 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
7. On June 29, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office duly and
lawfully issued the '572 patent under the title Warning Light Lens. A true and
correct copy
of
the '572 patent is attached hereto as
Exhibit
B.
8. Since July 12, 2013, Wolo has infringed the '063 by selling, and
offering to sell, in this judicial district and elsewhere in the United States, light bars
with warning light lenses covered by the single claim of the '063 patent. Wolo's
offers to sell and sale, in this judicial district, ofLights Bars, specifically models
3780M-R; 3775M-B; 3770M-A; SURESAFE 3720M-A, have infringed the '063
patent. Wolo has infringed the '572 patent by selling, and offering to sell, in this
judicial district and elsewhere in the United States, light bars with warning lights
lenses covered by the single claim of the 5 72 patent.
Wolo s
offer to sell and sale,
in this judicial district,
of
LOOKOUT Light Bars, specifically models 7900-A;
7905-B; 7910-R; 7915-BR; 7920-RB; and 7950-A,
have
infringed th e 5 72 patent.
Photographs and a spreadsheet
of
Wolo's infringing products are attached hereto as
Exhibi ts
C .
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8. Upon information and belief, Wolo's infringement has taken place with
full knowledge of the Mega patents and has been intentional, deliberate, and willful.
9.
Upon
information and belief, Wolo has derived, and will continue to
derive, and received from the above infringement, gains, profits, and advantages in
an amount not presently known to Mega.
10. Wolo s infringement of the Mega patents has damaged Mega in an
unknown amount. These damages continue to grow as Mega's infringement
continues. Under Section 284
of
Title 35
of
the United States Code, Mega seeks
damages adequate to compensate for this infringement in an amount no less than a
reasonable royalty, together with interest and costs affixed by the Court. Under
Section 289 ofTitle 35
of
the United States Code, Mega also seeks its lost profit.
11.
Wolo s
continuing infringement
of
the Mega patents has caused and
continues to cause irreparable harm to Mega, including impairing the value
of
the
Mega patents in an amount yet to be determined. Pursuant to Section 283
of
Title 35
of the United States Code, Mega seeks a preliminary and a permanent injunction
against further infringement
of
the Mega patents.
PRAYER FOR REL IEF
WHEREFORE, Mega prays for the following relief from this court against
D e f e n d a n t :
1. An order, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 271, declaring that Wolo has
infringed the single claim of the '063 patent and the single claim of the 5 72 patent;
2. A preliminary and a permanent injunction against Wolo, prohibiting
Wolo from further infringement of the
Mega
patents;
3. An award
of
the actual damagesMega has suffered by reason
of
the
infringement charged in this Complaint, in an amount no t less than a reasonable
royalty on
Wolo s sales
of
the products charged with infringing the Mega patent;
4. An award to PlaintiffMega
of
its costs of suit herein; and
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5. Such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
Dated: September
;V_,
2015 Respectfully submitted,
WAGNER,
ANDERSON
BRIGHT
PC
By:
Patrick
FVBright
Attorneys for
Plaintiff Mega
Distribution
I n t l Inc.
UU IhUCfi
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D EMAND FOR JURY TR I A L
Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and
Local Rule 38-1, Plaintiff Mega does hereby demand trial by jury of each
and every issue and claim as to which it is entitled to trial by jury under Rule
38(a) of the Federal Rules
of
Civil Procedure.
a
Dated: September _J_, 2015 Respectfully submitted,
W A G N E R , A N D E R S O N B R I G H T
PC
By:
(jUj^
ynjf1^
Patrick FLBright
Attorneys for
Plaintiff
Mega Distribution
I n t l Inc.
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IIII IIIII 11IIIIIIIIIIIIII
U S 0 0 D 6 1 4 0 6 3 S
12 United States
Design Patent
» Patent
no.:
Shin 45
Date
of
Patent:
US
D614 063
S
Apr. 20 2010
(54) WARNING
LIGHT
LENS
(76) Inventor: David D Shin, 7322 Madison St.,
Paramount, CA (US) 90723
(**) Term:
14
Years
(21) Appl. No.: 29/352,301
(22) Filed: Dec. 18 2009
(51)
(52)
(58)
(56)
LO C
9) CI 10-05
U.S.
CI
D10/114
Field of Classification Search D10/109,
D10/111,114; D26/29-31,60,37,24; 362/158,
362/171-174, 183-208
Seeapplication file for complete searchhistory.
Re f e r e nc e s
Cited
U. S. P A T E N T D O C U M E N T S
D l
18,717 S 1/1940 Ai m
3,093320 A 6/1963 Knapp
D205.957
S
10/1966
Skokie
D215,117
S 9/1969
Stahl
D221,106
S
7/1971 Tixier
4,020,047 A 4 /1 97 7 B or la nd
D246,131 S
1 0/ 19 77 S ch if ri n
D246.330 S * 11/1977 Kraseetal D26/76
D248.791 S 8/1978 Tixier
D255,883 S 7/1980
Ferenc
D282.687 S 2 /1 98 6 M cM ah o n
D352.914 S 11/1994 Sours
D375.180 S 10/1996 Lyons
D397.633 S • 9/1998
Yangetal
D10/U1
D402.576 S 12/1998
Yangetal.
D407.168 S * 3/1999
Arakelian
D26/28
D414,712 S * 10/1999
Yangetal
D10/111
D483.511 S 12/2003 Lay
D530.437 S 10/2006 Neufeglise
D542.948
S 5/2007
Columbro
DS64.108 S 3 /2 00 8 L as se n
D583,695 S * 12/2008 Grote,Jr D10/109
D584.180 S
1/2009
Pokorny
D589.835 S
4 /2 0 0 9 Pokorny
D591.187
S
4/ 2009 Pokorny
D591.188
S 4 /2 0 0 9
Pokorny
D593.428 S 6/2009
Lyons
D595.172 S 7/2009 Pokorny
2005/0190553
A l
9/2005
Lynch et al
cited by examiner
Primary
Examiner—CaronVeynar
Assistant Examiner—George
D Kirschbaum
(74)
Attorney
Agent or Firm—KirkA. Buhler; Buhler
Associates
57) CLA IM
The ornamental design
o f
a warning light lens, as shown and
d e s c r ib e d .
DESCRIPTION
FIG.
1
is a top perspective view for a warning light lens
showing my newdesign;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG.3 isa right view, the opposite left side is a mirror image
thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bot tom view thereof ;
FIG.5 isa front view, the opposite back side isa mirror image
thereof;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 6—6 from
FIG. 4 thereof;
FIG.7 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 7—7 from
FIG. 4; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view
of
the warning light lens with
environmental
mo u n te d h a r d wa r e .
The broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environmental subjectmat
ter
of
mounting hardware for the invention only and form no
part
of
the claimed design.
1 Claim 4
Drawing Sheets
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U.S. Patent
Apr.
20,2010 Sheet 1of4
US
D614 063 S
FIG
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U.S.
Patent
Apr.
20,2010 Sheet 2of4
US D614,063 S
r
N
F IG 2
F IG
3
F IG 4
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U.S. Patent Apr.
20,2010
Sheet 3of4
US
D614 063 S
t?
F IG 5
F IG 6
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U.S.
P a t en t Apr.
20 2010 Sheet 4
of
4
US D614,063 S
F I G . 7
F I G . 8
> v
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EXH I B I T
B
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II
U S 0 0 D 6 1 8 5 7 2 S
iimni
12
United
States Design
Patent
»
Patent no.:
Shin 45 Date of Patent:
US D618 572 S
Jun.
29 2010
(54) WAR NI NG LI GHT LE NS
(76) Inventor: David D Shin, 7322 Madison St.,
Paramount,
CA
US ) 90723
(**) Term:
14
Years
(21) Appl.No.: 29/352,299
(22) Filed:
Dec. 18 2009
51)
52)
58)
56)
LO C 9) CI 10-05
U.S. CI
D10/114
Field of Classification Search D10/109,
D10/111 114; D26/29-31,60,37,24; 362/158,
362/171-174,
183-208
Seeapplication file for complete search history.
References
C i t ed
U . S. P A TE N T
D O C U M E N T S
D l
18,717 S
1/1940
Ai m
3,093,320 A 6/1963 Knapp
D205.957 S 10/1966 Skokie
D215.117
S 9 /1 96 9 S ta hl
D221.106 S 7/1971
Tixier
4,020,047
A 4 /1 97 7 B ur la nd
D246.131 S
10/1977
Schifrin
D248.791 S 8 /1 97 8 T ix ie r
D255.883 S 7/1980
Ferenc
D282.687
S 2 /1 98 6 M cM ah on
D352.914
S
11/1994 Sours
D375.180 S 10/1996 Lyons
D397.633 S * 9/1998 Yangetal DI0/111
D402.576 S 12/1998
Yangetal.
D407,168
S * 3/1999
Arakelian D26/28
D414/712 S * 10/1999 Yangetal D10/111
D483.5I1 S 12/2003 Lay
D530.437 S 10/2006 Neufeglise
D542.948 S
5/2007
Columbro
DS64.108 S 3 /2 00 8 L as se n
D583,695 S * 12/2008
Grotc.Jr
D10/109
D584.180 S 1/2009 Pokorny
D589.835 S
D591.187 S
DS91.188 S
D593.428 S
D595.172 S
4/2009 Pokomy
4/2009 Pokorny
4/2009 Pokorny
6/2009 Lyons
6/2009 Pokorny
2005/0190553 Al 9/2005 Lynch etal.
* cited by examiner
PrimaryExaminer—Caron Veynar
AssistantExaminer—GeorgeD Kirschbaum
(74)
Attorney
Agent or Firm—Kirk A. Buhler, Buhler
Associates
57)
CLA IM
The ornamental design
of
a warning light lens, as shown and
d e s c r ib e d .
DESCR IPT ION
FIG.
1
is a top perspective view for a warning light lens
showing my new design;
FIG.2 isa top view thereof;
FIG.3 isa right view,the opposite left side is a mirror image
thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG.5 isa front view, the oppositeback side isa mirror image
thereof;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 6—6
from FIG. 4 thereof;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 7—7
from FIG. 4; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the warning light lens with
environmental mounted
hardware.
The broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environmental subject mat
ter ofmounting hardware for the invention only and form no
part
of
the claimed design.
1 Claim 4
Drawing
Sheets
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U .S.
Patent
Jun. 29 2010
She e t
1
o f
4
US
D618 572 S
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U.S. Patent Jun.
29,2010
Sheet 2of4
US
D618,572 S
n
n
F IG
2
F IG 3
F IG 4
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U .S. Paten t Jun.
29 2010
Sheet
3 o f 4 US
D618 572
S
FIG.
5
F IG 6
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U.S. Paten t
Jun.
29 2010 Sheet 4 of 4
US
D618,572 S
FIG. 7
FIG.
8
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C
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WOLO S PRODUCT
DESIGN
PATENT M O DE L N U MB ER
7900-A 7905-B 7910-R 7915-BR 7920-RB
7950-A
3780M-R
3775M-B 3770M-A
D614,063 3780M-R
D614,063 3775M-B
D614,063
3 7 7 0 M -A
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y
D618,572
D614,063
7 9 0 0- A , 7 9 0 5- B ,
7910-R,
7915-BR,
7920-RB, 7950-A
3 7 2 0 M A
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