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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 271', '§ 1331', '§ 1391', '§ 284', '§ 285', 'art191']

Unverferth Manufacturing Company v. Meridian Manufacturing Group
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Civil Action No.______________
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff, Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Unverferth”), by and through the undersigned counsel, files this Complaint for patent infringement against Defendant, Meridian MFG. Group, Inc. (“Meridian”), and hereby alleges as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is a civil action for patent infringement. Plaintiff’s claims are based on the
unauthorized, infringing manufacture, use, importation, sale and/or offer for sale by Defendant of its seed tender products including, for example, the Seed Express 275DX, Seed Express 375DX, Seed Express 5275, and Seed Express 5375 seed tender products. THE PARTIES 2. Plaintiff Unverferth is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Ohio having a principal place of business at 601 South Broad Street, Kalida, Ohio 45853.
Upon information and belief, Defendant Meridian is a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Iowa having a principal place of business at 2902 Expansion Boulevard, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. This is an action for patent infringement arising under the provisions of the Patent
Laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281 and 283-285. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a). 5. Upon information and belief, Defendant has solicited business in the State of
Ohio, transacted business within the State of Ohio and attempted to derive financial benefit from the residents of the State of Ohio, including benefits directly related to the sale of infringing products which are the subject of the patent infringement cause of action set forth herein. 6. Upon information and belief, Defendant has placed its infringing products into the
stream of commerce with the expectation that they will be offered for sale, sold and used in this judicial district. Upon information and belief, Defendant’s infringing products, including the Seed Express 275DX, Seed Express 375DX, Seed Express 5275, and Seed Express 5375 products, are being offered for sale and sold, for example, by Meridian authorized dealers Stansberry Seed and Service, 15703 State Highway 67, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351, and Harmon Seed Service, 12026 County Road T, Napoleon, Ohio 43545, which are located in this judicial district. 7. 8. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391 and 1400(b).
PATENT-IN-SUIT 9. On July 17, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office duly and legally
issued United States Patent No. 8,221,047 (“the ’047 patent”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 10. Plaintiff Unverferth is the owner of all right, title and interest in and to the ‘047
patent, including the right to sue for and recover all past, present and future damages for infringement of the ’047 patent. DEFENDANT’S INFRINGING ACTS 11. Upon information and belief, Defendant manufactures, uses, sells, offers for sale
and/or imports products in and/or into the United States that infringe one or more claims of the ‘047 patent under United States law. Non-limiting examples of Defendant’s infringing products include the Seed Express 275DX, Seed Express 375DX, Seed Express 5275, and Seed Express 5375 seed tender products. Upon information and belief, these products include a conveyor, support arm and coupling that allows the conveyor to be rotatable in relation to the second end of the support arm about a vertical axis of rotation between an unloading position where the conveyor hopper is disposed below the main hopper discharge to receive agricultural product from the main hopper and a loading position wherein the conveyor discharge is disposed above the main hopper to dispense agricultural product into the main hopper. COUNT 1 (INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’047 PATENT) 12. forth herein. 13. Upon information and belief, Defendant, either alone or in conjunction with Plaintiff repeats and realleges the allegations of Paragraphs 1 to 11 above, as if set
others, has infringed, contributed to the infringement of, and/or induced others to infringe at least
claim 1 of the ’047 patent by making, using, offering for sale and/or selling infringing product(s), and will continue to do so unless enjoined by this Court. 14. Defendant’s infringement of the ’047 patent has damaged Plaintiff and will
continue to cause Plaintiff substantial and irreparable harm unless enjoined by this Court. 15. At the present time, it is not known whether Defendant is deliberately and
willfully infringing the ‘047 patent. Plaintiff intends to pursue discovery to determine whether the Defendant is deliberately and willfully infringing the ‘047 patent, at which time Plaintiff will, if necessary, amend its Complaint. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that this Court enter judgment that: A. B. the ’047 patent is infringed by Defendant; Defendant be preliminarily and permanently enjoined from manufacturing, using,
selling and offering to sell the infringing products in the United States prior to the expiration of the ‘047 patent; C. Plaintiff be awarded damages adequate to compensate it for Defendant’s
infringement of the ’047 patent including lost profits, but in an amount no less than a reasonable royalty, and that such damages be trebled according to 35 U.S.C. § 284; D. this case is exceptional within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285, and that all costs
and expenses of this action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, be awarded to Plaintiff; and E. and/or proper. JURY DEMAND Plaintiff demands a trial by jury. Plaintiff be awarded such further relief as the Court may deem just, necessary,
/s/ Peter N. Lavalette Peter N. Lavalette ROBISON CURPHEY & O’CONNELL 4 SeaGate, Ninth Floor Toledo, Ohio 43604 Phone: (419) 249-7900 Facsimile: (419) 249-7911 plavalette@rcolaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc. OF COUNSEL: Joseph A. Hynds Brian A. Tollefson Matthew D. Stephens ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. 607 14th St., N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 783-6040 Facsimile: (202) 783-6031 jhynds@rfem.com btollefson@rfem.com mstephens@rfem.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc.
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