Source: https://www.scribd.com/doc/137620801/InterForm-v-Target
Timestamp: 2017-09-22 05:37:28
Document Index: 560328611

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 271', '§1338', '§ 1391', '§ 1400', '§ 283', '§ 284', '§ 285']

InterForm v. Target | Patent | United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas
InterForm v. Target
Description: Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00296: InterForm Incorporated v. Target Corporation. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, no judge ...
Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00296: InterForm Incorporated v. Target Corporation. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, no judge yet assigned. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l84N for more info.
INTERFORM INCORPORATED, Plaintiffs, VS. TARGET CORPORATION Defendant.
CIVIL ACTION NO: 2:13-cv-296
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Interform Incorporated hereby alleges for its Complaint against defendant Target Corporation on personal knowledge as to its own actions and on information and belief as to the actions of others, as follows:
I. THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff InterForm Incorporated is a corporation that maintains its principal place of business at 640 Southpointe Court, Suite 220, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906. Interform Incorporated is herein after referred to as “Plaintiff”. 2. Defendant Target Corporation (hereinafter as “Defendant/s”) is a Minnesota corporation that maintains it principal place of business at 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403. 3. Defendant Target Corporation conducts business in Texas and can be served with process through their Registered Office Address, 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403, to Chief Executive Office, Gregg Steinhafel.
II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code. The Court's jurisdiction over this action is proper under the above statutes,
including 35 U.S.C. § 271 et seq. and 28 U.S.C §1338. 5. Personal jurisdiction exists generally over the Defendants because there exists sufficient contact with the forum as a result of business conducted within the State of Texas and within this district. Personal jurisdiction also exists specifically over the Defendants because Defendants makes, uses, offers to sell, sells and imports infringing products within the State of Texas and within this district. 6. Venue is proper in this Court under U.S.C. §§§ 1391 (b), (c), and (d), as well as 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b). III. PATENT INFRINGEMENT 7. Plaintiff, InterForm, is the owner of all rights, title and interest in and under United States Patent No. 6,447,190 C1 ("the ‘190 patent") entitled "Viscoelastic Grip for a Writing Implement", which duly and legally issued by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as Recertified on December 20, 2012 (attached hereto as Exhibit A), after an Inter Partes Reexamination. Furthermore, on June 13, 2012 the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Attached hereto as Exhibit B) 8. Defendants have been and continue to infringe the ‘190 patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell and import numerous writing implements having a viscoelastic grip, including but not limited to at least the pen sold as the “Up & Up Gel Ink Pens”, “Up & Up Retractable Ballpoint Pens”, and “Up & Up Mechanical Pencil Starter Set” utilizing the technology of the ‘190 patent as sold and manufactured by defendants. Such acts by the
Defendants are without authorization and fall within the scope of one or more claims of the ‘190 Patent. 9. Defendants will continue to infringe the ‘190 patent unless enjoined by this Court under 35 U.S.C. § 283. 10. Defendants willfully infringe the ‘190 patent and the Court should treble any and all damages under 35 U.S.C. § 284. 11. This is an exceptional case within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285. IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Plaintiff respectfully requests the following relief: A. That the Court declare that the'190 patent is valid and enforceable and that it is infringed by Defendants; B. That the Court enter an injunction against the Defendants infringement of the '190 patent; C. That the Court award damages to Plaintiff to which they are entitled for patent infringement; D. That the Court award interest on the damages to Plaintiff; E. That the Court award to Plaintiff costs and attorneys' fees incurred in this action; and F. Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
Respectfully submitted, By: /s/Andrew W. Spangler Andrew W. Spangler State Bar No. 24041960 SPANGLER & FUSSELL P.C. 208 N. Green Street, Suite 300 Longview, Texas 75601 903-753-9300 Fax: 903-553-0403 Email: spangler@sfipfirm.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF INTERFORM, INC.
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