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Choon's Design v. Zenacon et. al.
P. 1Choon's Design v. Zenacon et. al.Choon's Design v. Zenacon et. al.Ratings: (0)|Views: 26,188
|Likes: 0Published by PriorSmartOfficial Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-13568-PJD-RSW: Choon's Design, LLC v. Zenacon, LLC et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Hon. Patrick J. Duggan presiding. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l8Wy for more info.Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-13568-PJD-RSW: Choon's Design, LLC v. Zenacon, LLC et. al. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Hon. Patrick J. Duggan presiding. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l8Wy for more info.More info:Categories:Business/Law, Court FilingsPublished by: PriorSmart on Aug 19, 2013Copyright:Public DomainAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttp://www.scribd.com/doc/161464609/Choon-s-Design-v-Zenacon-et-al10/23/2013pdftextoriginal IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGANCHOON’S DESIGN LLC
,a Michigan limited liability company,Plaintiff Case No.:v.
ZENACON, LLC
,a Florida limited liability company, and
, an individual,Defendants
NOW COMES Plaintiff Choon’s Design LLC (“Choon”), by and through its attorneys,Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C., and for its Complaint against Defendants Zenacon, LLC(“Zenacon”) and Steven Verona (collectively “Defendants”) states as follows:
Choon is a Michigan limited liability company having its primary place of business at 48813 West Road, Wixom, MI 48393.2.
Zenacon is a Florida limited liability company with its primary place of businessat 1111 Lincoln Road 4
Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139.3.
Steven Verona is an individual having an address at 1111 Lincoln Road 4
Floor,Miami Beach, FL 33139.
This Court has original subject matter jurisdiction over the claims in this actionpursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331 (federal question), §1332 (diversity), §1338 (patents), and 28U.S.C. §1367 (supplemental jurisdiction).
Zenacon is subject to personal jurisdiction in this Court. In particular, this Courthas personal jurisdiction over Zenacon because Zenacon has engaged in continuous, systematicand substantial activities within this judicial district, including the marketing and sales of products in this judicial district. Furthermore, upon information and belief, this Court haspersonal jurisdiction over Zenacon in this case because Zenacon has committed acts giving riseto Choon’s claims within and directed to this judicial district. For instance, Zenacon has soldand shipped products to customers located in this judicial district. Steven Verona is subject to jurisdiction in this Court for the same reasons as Zenacon by virtue of the fact that he is theowner of Zenacon, which is simply his alter ego, and he owns and controls the domain namesthat are alleged to be infringing Choon’s federally registered trademark.6.
Venue in this Court is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1391(b) and (c) and 28U.S.C. §1400(b).
In late 2011, Choon introduced its Rainbow Loom product – a loom designed tobe used with rubber bands to form links for making bracelets, necklaces, and even bags and otheritems – to the market (“the Rainbow Loom”).8.
Choon introduced the Rainbow Loom by selectively placing it in specialty toy andcraft stores. Choon did not initially sell the product to any retail chains – although it does now.9.
Notwithstanding, the Rainbow Loom product was, from the get go, received withgreat fanfare and accomplished almost immediate and monumental success – even without anyrelationships with retail chains.10.
The Today show featured Choon’s Rainbow Loom as the “Summer’s hottest craftcraze” in a story aired August 15, 2013.
In an article dated July 19, 2013 (attached as
), one store owner noted"[w]e are selling the Rainbow Loom like crazy!" The article further notes that the RainbowLoom is “[t]he summer obsession … [and] … is flying off shelves so quickly that stores can'tkeep them in stock for long.”
The popularity of the Rainbow Loom has “‘spread likewildfire throughout the country,’ especially with kids 5 to 15.”
Since its introduction into the market less, Choon has sold more than one millionRainbow Looms. Of course, Choon has also sold large volumes of other complementaryproducts that are used with the Rainbow Loom such as rubber bands and c-clips (which are usedto hold the two ends of a necklace or bracelet together). This tremendous success has led tonumerous copycats trying to capitalize on Choon’s hard work.13.
Choon owns and uses U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4345796 for theRAINBOW LOOM mark and uses this mark in connection with its Rainbow Loom products. Acopy of this registration has been attached as
After taking note of Choon’s great success, Zenacon, and its owner StevenVerona, decided to take action, producing their own loom kit, the Fun Loom, which came withthe loom, rubber bands, and c-clips, among other things. Zenacon also sold the rubber bands andc-clips separately and advertises them for use with its looms as well as with Choon’s RainbowLoom. (
.)15.
The c-clips sold with Choon’s Rainbow Loom have a unique and non-functional“c” shaped design, creating a distinctive look and feel for the clip used to connect rubber bands.16.
Choon exclusively uses this trade dress design for the c-clips that it sells with theRainbow Loom.