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P. 1Gellyfish Technology of Texas v. HaworthGellyfish Technology of Texas v. HaworthRatings: (0)|Views: 51|Likes: 0Published by PriorSmartOfficial Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00565: Gellyfish Technology of Texas, LLC v. Haworth, Inc. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, no judge yet assigned. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l8PS for more info.Official Complaint for Patent Infringement in Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00565: Gellyfish Technology of Texas, LLC v. Haworth, Inc. Filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, no judge yet assigned. See http://news.priorsmart.com/-l8PS for more info.More info:Categories:Types, Business/Law, Court FilingsPublished by: PriorSmart on Jul 29, 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 lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/156854427/Gellyfish-Technology-of-Texas-v-Haworth11/13/2014pdftextoriginal 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXASMARSHALL DIVISIONGELLYFISH TECHNOLOGY OFTEXAS, LLCPlaintiff,v.HAWORTH, INC.,Defendant.CIVIL CASE NO. 2:13-cv-565JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Plaintiff GELLYFISH TECHNOLOGY OF TEXAS, LLC, files thisOriginal Complaint against the above-named Defendant, alleging as follows:
Plaintiff GELLYFISH TECHNOLOGY OF TEXAS
, LLC (“GTT”) is a
Texas Limited Liability Company with its principal place of business at 104 EastHouston Street, Suite 165, Marshall, Texas 75670.3.
HAWORTH, INC. (“Haworth”
) is a Michigan corporation with its principal place of business at OneHaworth Center, Holland, Michigan 49423-9576. Defendant may be served with processthrough its registered agent Carl J. Nelson, also at One Haworth Center, Holland,Michigan 49423-9576.
This is an action for infringement of a United States patent arising under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281, and 284-285, among others. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction of this action under Title 28 U.S.C. §1331 and §1338(a).5.
The Court has general and specific personal jurisdiction over Defendant,and venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391 and 1400(b). Defendant hassubstantial contacts with the forum as a result of conducting substantial business withinthe State of Texas and within this District. Upon information and belief, Defendantregularly solicits business in the State of Texas and in this District, and derivessubstantial revenue from products and/or services provided to individuals residing in theState of Texas and in this District. Defendant, directly and/or through intermediaries, has purposefully and voluntarily placed one or more of its infringing products, as described below, into the stream of commerce with the expectation that they will be purchased byconsumers in the Eastern District of Texas. These products have been and continue to be purchased by consumers in the Eastern District of Texas. Defendant, directly and/or through intermediaries, has committed the tort of patent infringement within the State of Texas, and, more particularly, within the Eastern District of Texas.6.
Venue is proper in the Eastern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§§1391 and 1400(b).
COUNT IINFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,547,251
GTT refers to and incorporates herein the allegations of Paragraphs 1-6above.
United States Patent No. 5,547,251
(“the ’251 Patent”),
“Back Support Adjusting Apparatus For Chair With Backrest Flexible Upholstery,” w
as dulyand legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on August 20, 1996after full and fair examination.9.
Mr. Peter W. Axelson is listed as the inventor of the
GTT is the assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to the ’251 Patentand possess all substantial right of recovery under the ’251 Patent, including the right tosue for past infringement. A copy of the ’251 Patent is
attached as Exhibit A.11.
Upon information and belief, Defendant has been and now is directly,literally, and/or upon information and belief, jointly, equivalently, and/or indirectlyinfringing (by way of inducing infringement by others, and/or contributing to theinfringement by others) the
Patent in the State of Texas, in this judicial district, andelsewhere in the United States by, among other things, making, using, operating, offeringto sell, and/or selling flexible upholstery chairs that provide adjustable lumbar support,that are covered by one or more claims of the
Patent, and to the injury of GTT.(Examples of such flexible upholstery chairs that provide adjustable lumbar support
include, without limitation, Defendant’s Zody Task, Zody Executive
, Very Task, andVery Executive products, which are described online athttp://www.haworth.com/home/seating.) Defendant is thus liable for infringement of the
Patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.12.
infringement by others of the ’251 Patent in the State of Texas, in this judicial district,
and elsewhere in the United States, by, among other things, making, using, importing,