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LLC d/b/a SnapAV (“Defendant”), with offices at 1800 Continental Boulevard, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28273, alleges as follows: THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. is a New Jersey Corporation with its principal place of business at 300 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004. 2. Upon information and belief, Defendant WirePath Home Systems, LLC d/b/a SnapAV is a North Carolina Limited Liability Company with its principal place of business at 1800 Continental Boulevard, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28273. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. This is an action for a judgment of patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35, United States Code. 4. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 (Federal Question) and 1338(a) (Patents) in that it involves claims arising under the Patent Laws of the United States. 5. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant because, upon information and belief, Defendant transacts business within this judicial district and has committed acts of patent infringement directly in this District. Upon information and belief, Defendant sells and/or offers for sale products that infringe the patent-in-suit within this judicial district and/or has purposefully and voluntarily placed infringing products into the stream of commerce with knowledge and expectation that they will be purchased by consumers in this judicial district. 6. Venue is proper in this Judicial District under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), 1391(c), and 1400(b), because a substantial part of the events giving rise to this action Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 2 of 7 PageID: 581915 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 2 of 7 PageID: 2
occurred in this District, in that Defendant conducts business within this District and is actively engaged in offering products for sale within this judicial district, including the accused products at issue in this lawsuit, and resides in this District. COUNT I – INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. D586,583 S 7. Plaintiff Middle Atlantic Products re-alleges and incorporates by reference the allegations of the foregoing paragraphs. 8. United States Design Patent No. D586,583 S ("the ‘583 Patent"), entitled "Vented Electronics Rack," was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on February 17, 2009. A copy of the ‘583 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 9. Middle Atlantic Products is the owner by assignment of the ‘583 Patent, and has the sole right to sue and recover damages for both past and ongoing infringement thereof. 10. Defendant has infringed, and continues to infringe, the ‘583 patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell, and/or importing vented electronics racks that provide the same or substantially the same overall effect and visual appearance to the ordinary purchaser as the design claimed in the ‘583 patent. The vented electronics racks include, without limitation, the STRONG
Fixed Rack Shelf 2U (item # SR-SHELF-FIXED-2U), the STRONG
Fixed Rack Shelf 3U (item # SR-SHELF-FIXED-3U), and the STRONG
Fixed Rack Shelf 4U (item # SR-SHELF-FIXED-4U). 11. The foregoing acts of patent infringement have been without authority or license from Middle Atlantic Products. Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 3 of 7 PageID: 581916 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 3 of 7 PageID: 3
12. Prior to filing this Complaint, Middle Atlantic Products provided Defendant with written notice of Defendant’s infringement of the ‘583 patent. Upon information and belief, Defendant’s infringement of the ‘583 Patent has been and continues to be willful, and has been conducted with an objectively reckless disregard of the high likelihood of infringement of the ‘583 Patent. 13. The foregoing acts of patent infringement by the Defendant will cause Middle Atlantic Products irreparable harm for which it has no adequate remedy at law, including irreparable harm within the state of New Jersey and this Judicial District, and will continue unless enjoined by this Court. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Middle Atlantic Products prays for a judgment against the Defendant as follows: A. Adjudging that Defendant has infringed the ‘583 patent; B. Adjudging that Defendant’s infringement of the ‘583 patent has been willful and deliberate; C. Requiring Defendant to pay to Middle Atlantic Products compensatory damages for the injuries sustained by Middle Atlantic Products in consequence of the unlawful acts alleged herein pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284, as well as all lawful costs and expenses pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d), and that such damages be trebled because of the willful and unlawful acts as alleged herein; D. Requiring Defendant to account for and pay over to Middle Atlantic Products all gains, profits and advantages derived by Defendant from the unlawful activities alleged herein pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 289; Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 4 of 7 PageID: 581917 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 4 of 7 PageID: 4
E. Declaring this an exceptional case and awarding Middle Atlantic Products its attorney’s fees, as provided by 35 U.S.C. § 285; F. Awarding Middle Atlantic Products pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on the above monetary awards; G. Preliminarily and permanently enjoining Defendant, its officers, agents, servants and employees, from infringing the ‘583 patent; and H. Awarding Middle Atlantic Products such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper. JURY DEMAND Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(b), Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by a jury on all issues so triable. Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 5 of 7 PageID: 581918 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 5 of 7 PageID: 5
Respectfully submitted, DATED: July 28, 2014 By: s/ Jonathan Short Jonathan Short Mark H. Anania McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP Four Gateway Center 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 622-4444 (telephone) (973) 624-7070 (facsimile) Of counsel: Mark D. Giarratana Kevin L. Reiner McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP CityPlace I 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 275-6700 (telephone) (860) 724-3397 (facsimile) Attorneys for Plaintiff Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 6 of 7 PageID: 581919 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 6 of 7 PageID: 6
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL CIVIL RULE 11.2 I hereby certify that the matter in controversy is not the subject of any other action or proceeding pending in any court, or of any pending arbitration or administrative proceeding. Dated: July 28, 2014 Respectfully submitted, By: s/ Jonathan Short Jonathan Short Mark H. Anania McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP Four Gateway Center 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 622-4444 (telephone) (973) 624-7070 (facsimile) Of counsel: Mark D. Giarratana Kevin L. Reiner McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP CityPlace I 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 275-6700 (telephone) (860) 724-3397 (facsimile) Attorneys for Plaintiff Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825 Filed 07/28/14 Page 7 of 7 PageID: 581920 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 7 of 7 PageID: 7
EXHIBIT A Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 9 PageID: 581921 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 9 PageID: 8
111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 (12) United States Design Patent Schluter et al. (54) VENTED ELECTRONICS RACK (75) Inventors: Robert Schluter, Kinnelon, NJ (US); Richard L. King, Boonton, NJ (US); Leszek Markowski, Riverdale, NJ (US) (73) Assignee: Middle Atlantic Products, Inc., Fairfield, NJ (US) (**) Term: 14 Years (21) Appl. No.: 291293,478 (22) (51) (52) (58) (56) Filed: Nov. 26, 2007 LOC (9) Cl. . ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... .... 06-04 U.S. Cl. ....................................................... D6/462 Field of Classification Search . ... ... ... ..... ... D6/462, D6/509, 511,467,468,469,449; 2111153, 2111126.2, 188; 206/507,503; D19/92, D19/90; D15/89; D3/314, 312, 307 See application file for complete search history. References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,403,788 A * 3,675,815 A * D234,564 S * D241,297 S * 4,163,495 A * D269,017 S * D294,665 S * D308,777 S * D309,918 S * D314,656 S * D314,657 S * D319,473 S * 5,137,160 A * D329,157 S * D329,764 S * 5,221,013 A * D337,127 S * D338,917 S * D367,972 S * 5,582,296 A * 1011968 Kreeger ................... 2111126.2 711972 Rehrig ....................... 206/507 311975 Moore ......................... D6/509 911976 Maslow ....................... D6/511 811979 Drader ....................... 206/506 511983 Martin ........................ D19/92 311988 Solomon ..................... D6/462 611990 Gambello .................... D6/467 811990 Evenson ...................... D19/92 211991 Box ............................ D3/312 211991 Box ............................ D3/314 811991 Aaldenberg et al. .......... D19/92 811992 Santucci ..................... 2111153 911992 Santucci ...................... D6/511 911992 Evans .......................... D6/462 611993 Santucci ..................... 2111153 711993 Aaldenberg .................. D19/92 811993 Aaldenberg .................. D19/92 311996 Valls et al. ................... D6/468 1211996 Beauchamp et al. ........ 206/503 USOOD586583S (10) Patent No.: US D586,583 S ** Feb. 17,2009 (45) Date of Patent: D378,821 S * D381,363 S * 5,881,902 A * D479,273 S * D481,075 S * D511,916 S * D523,088 S * D534,016 S * D537,653 S * D554,903 S * D557,011 S * 7,353,958 B2 * * cited by examiner 4/1997 7/1997 3/1999 9/2003 10/2003 1112005 6/2006 12/2006 3/2007 1112007 12/2007 4/2008 Westcott ...................... D15/89 Jackson ....................... D19/92 Ackermann ................. 206/509 Chang ......................... D19/92 Chang ......................... D19/90 Shapiro ....................... D6/511 Chien .......................... D19/92 Raile ........................... D6/469 Liu ............................. D6/467 Raile ........................... D6/469 Fernandez et al. ........... D3/307 Shapiro ...................... 2111188 Primary Examiner-Janice E Seeger Assistant Examiner-Sydney R Buffalow (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (57) CLAIM The ornamental design for a vented electronics rack, as shown and described. DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vented electronics rack according to our new design. FIG. 2 is a top view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a front view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 right side view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1, the left side view is a mirror image of the right side view. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating two vented electron-
ics racks of FIG. 1 in an envisioned mounting arrangement; and, FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the vented electronics rack of FIG. 1. The portions of the drawings appearing in broken lines are for environment only and do not form a part of the design. 1 Claim, 7 Drawing Sheets Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 2 of 9 PageID: 581922 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 2 of 9 PageID: 9
u.s. Patent Feb. 17, 2009 Sheet 1 of7 US D586,583 S . CD u. Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 3 of 9 PageID: 581923 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 3 of 9 PageID: 10
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u.s. Patent Feb. 17, 2009 Sheet 3 of7 US D586,583 S FIG.3 Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 5 of 9 PageID: 581925 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 5 of 9 PageID: 12
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u.s. Patent I I" I I " I. I I I I \J Feb. 17,2009 Sheet 6 of7 In I I I I I I I I (l (l US D586,583 S FIG.7 Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 8 of 9 PageID: 581928 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 8 of 9 PageID: 15
u.s. Patent Feb. 17, 2009 Sheet 7 of7 US D586,583 S Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 9 of 9 PageID: 581929 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-1 Filed 07/28/14 Page 9 of 9 PageID: 16
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Aaaress, Email ana Telephone Number) Attorneys (If Known)
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an 'X` in One Box Only) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an 'X` in One Box for Plaintiff
(For Diversity Cases Only) ana One Box for Defenaant) u 1 U.S. Government u 3 Federal Question PTF DEF PTF DEF
u 2 U.S. Government u 4 Diversity Citizen oI Another State u 2 u 2 Incorporated ana Principal Place u 5 u 5
DeIendant (Inaicate Citi:enship of Parties in Item III) oI Business In Another State
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Jonathan Short, Esq., McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
Four Gateway Center, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
T: (973) 622-4444 E: JShort@McCarter.com
WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS, LLC d/b/a SNAPAV
07/28/2014 s/Jonathan Short
Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 21825-2 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 1 PageID: 581930 Case 2:14-cv-04688-KM-MAH Document 1-2 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 1 PageID: 17
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