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ANGELA VIDAL, ESQ. A t t o r n e y a t Law 201 S t r y k e r s Road S u i t e 19-155 P h i l l i p s b u r g , New Jersey 08865 (908)884-1841 t e l e p h o n e (908)859-3201 f a c s i m i l e A t t o r n e y f o r P l a i n t i f f , K i n e k t Design, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

KINEKT DESIGN, LLC,

CIVIL CASE NO VERIFIED COMPLAINT

Plaintiff, vs. KEVIN AIZIC, PETER AIZIC, ANNA AIZIC d/b/a ANNA'S REFLECTION, Defendants.

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff, liability Verified Kinekt Design, LLC, a New Jersey limited

corporation, Complaint

by and t h r o u g h i t s a t t o r n e y , t h e Defendants,

by way o f Peter

against

Kevin A i z i c ,

A i z i c and Anna A i z i c d/b/a Anna's R e f l e c t i o n , says as f o l l o w s : JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. T h i s i s an a c t i o n injunctive f o r patent, and trademark and c o p y r i g h t damages pursuant t o 15

infringement,

relief
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U.S.C. 1114, 15 U.S.C. 1125, 35 U.S.C. 271, e t seq. and 17 U.S.C. 501, e t seq. conferred upon this Subject m a t t e r Court pursuant jurisdiction i s therefore

t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f 28

U.S.C. 1331 and 28 U.S.C. 1338. 2. This Court has p e r s o n a l jurisdiction over the

Defendants because Defendants r e s i d e i n t h i s direct with, that their business activities this towards,

judicial district, business

and conduct

consumers w i t h i n

j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t and t h e p r o d u c t s a c t i o n were, and c o n t i n u e t o be,

are the subject o f t h i s

s o l d t o consumers i n t h e S t a t e o f New Jersey. 3. Venue i s proper i n this judicial d i s t r i c t under 28

U.S.C. 1391, as Defendants r e s i d e i n t h i s substantial part o f t h e events giving

judicial district, a rise t o t h e claims

o c c u r r e d i n t h i s d i s t r i c t , Defendants have s o l d , and c o n t i n u e t o sell, products within that this infringe upon Plaintiff's conduct patent and

trademark activities that

d i s t r i c t , Defendants

infringing

and cause harm w i t h i n t h i s of this

d i s t r i c t and t h e p r o p e r t y t h e patent and t h e

i s the subject

action,

trademark,

are s i t u a t e d i n t h i s d i s t r i c t .

THE PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT 4. On June 7, 2011, t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Patent and Trademark i s s u e d U n i t e d S t a t e s Patent No. D639,139 t o as t h e "Patent")
2

O f f i c e d u l y and l e g a l l y (hereinafter referred

t o Glen Liberman and

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Ben

Hopson

for

the

design t o as

of

an

ornamental Ring"}. t o t h e Patent o f t h e Gear

gear Mr.

ring Hopson

(hereinafter assigned Design,

referred

t h e "Gear

a l l right, LLC. A

title

and i n t e r e s t exemplar

t o Kinekt Ring i s hereto

photographic

a t t a c h e d h e r e t o as " E x h i b i t A" and t h e Patent as " E x h i b i t B." 5. marketing Ring. 6. the Plaintiff Ring has an a d d i t i o n a l u t i l i t y (Rotational education Plaintiff and o t h e r has placed a notice

i s attached

of

said

Patent

on

informational material related

t o t h e Gear

p a t e n t pending f o r entertainment and

Gear

t h e r a p e u t i c d e v i c e ) , which has r e c e i v e d n o t i c e o f p u b l i c a t i o n o f a p p l i c a t i o n from t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Patent and Trademark O f f i c e . 7. Trademark Number On June 12, 2011, the United States Patent and

O f f i c e d u l y and l e g a l l y i s s u e d trademark R e g i s t r a t i o n to Kinekt Design, LLC f o r the Gear Ring

4157820

(hereinafter the United

r e f e r r e d t o as t h e "Trademark") . States Patent and

On May

1, 2012, duly and

Trademark O f f i c e a l s o

legally

issued

trademark

R e g i s t r a t i o n Number 4134362 t o K i n e k t " K i n e k t " has a l s o been s u b m i t t e d f o r protection under CBP Recordation

Design, LLC f o r "Kinekt". Customs and Border Patrol

Number TMK 12-00693. 8. trademark Plaintiff has a l s o s u b m i t t e d States

3

t h e Gear Ring r e g i s t e r e d and Border Protection

t o the United

Customs

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("CBP"), I n t e l l e c t u a l CBP well Recordation as

Property Rights

Branch, and was

assigned

Number TMK-12-00687 e f f e c t i v e t h e Gear Ring mark

J u l y 6, 2012, as

submitted

and t h e Kinekt mark

pursuant t o t h e WIPO Madrid P r o t o c o l . 9. copyright, States On August 3 1 , 2012, P l a i n t i f f obtained a registered the United on

R e g i s t r a t i o n Number TX0007566733, t h r o u g h Office of a l l the referred content

Copyright

contained

Kinektdesign.com Kinektdesign.com also a video

(hereinafter

t o as t h e " C o p y r i g h t " ) .

n o t o n l y c o n t a i n s images o f t h e Gear Ring, b u t created by Plaintiff which demonstrates the

f e a t u r e s o f t h e Gear Ring and how i t o p e r a t e s . 10. Plaintiff has f o l l o w e d each and every legal avenue

available t o i t t o protect i t s i n t e l l e c t u a l property rights.

THE PARTIES 11. Plaintiff, K i n e k t Design, liability LLC ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o c o r p o r a t i o n o f the State o f l o c a t e d a t 184 New Jersey

as " K i n e k t " ) i s a l i m i t e d New Jersey w i t h South 07039. 12. individuals sale, Defendants, that

i t s principal

p l a c e o f business 9-239,

L i v i n g s t o n Avenue,

Suite

Livingston,

Kevin

Aizic

and

Peter

Aizic,

are

have been m a n u f a c t u r i n g , marketing Patent,

4

selling,

offering f o r which i n the

distributing,

and

advertising

products

infringe

on P l a i n t i f f ' s

Trademark and C o p y r i g h t

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United and

S t a t e s and i n t h i s Kevin Aizic

judicial and Peter

district. Aizic

Upon i n f o r m a t i o n and son.

belief,

are f a t h e r

Defendant Anna A i z i c d/b/a Anna's R e f l e c t i o n s , of the A i z i c as family and owns the jewelry Upon Peter

i s a l s o a member business belief, Anna's

design/sale

known

Anna's Kevin as

Reflections. Aizic and

i n f o r m a t i o n and may utilize the

Defendants Reflections

Aizic

their

means

f o r manufacturing

counterfeit

gear r i n g p r o d u c t s .

FACTS C M O TO ALL COUNTS OMN 13. interstate Plaintiff commerce has to been using and t h e Gear Ring mark i n

identify

distinguish

Plaintiff s

p r o d u c t and t h e mark has never been assigned o r l i c e n s e d t o any Defendant i n t h i s m a t t e r . 14. money Plaintiff has expended a s i g n i f i c a n t t o develop, produce, amount o f t i m e , a d v e r t i s e and

and o t h e r

resources

o t h e r w i s e promote t h e Gear Ring and has taken any and a l l steps necessary t o p r o t e c t i t s r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s i n and t o t h e Gear

Ring, bo t h i n t h i s c o u n t r y and i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y . 15. P l a i n t i f f i s a s m a l l , s t a r t - u p company seeking t o grow

i t s business based on i t s i n g e n u i t y i n i n v e n t i n g t h e Gear Ring, as w e l l its as i t s e x p e n d i t u r e o f s i g n i f i c a n t b u t has potential thus far, failed resources t o reach t o protect i t s full copying

invention, profit

business

because o f c o n s t a n t

unlawful

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of

Plaintiff's

d e s i g n and name, as w e l l as u n a u t h o r i z e d s a l e s o f and/or counterfeit products which copy

Plaintiff s Plaintiff's 16.

product

patented design. Because of the prevalence of infringement of

P l a i n t i f f s product Plaintiff, Plaintiff

and t h e r e s u l t a n t i s vigilant

damage b e i n g

s u f f e r e d by f o r unlawful counterfeit product.

i n searching

c o p y i n g o f i t s p r o d u c t d e s i g n and/or s a l e s o f these products or unauthorized line sales of Plaintiff's

Plaintiff s first the website

o f defense i n each i n s t a n c e i s t o c o n t a c t of these counterfeit

where

the advertisements

p r o d u c t s and/or u n a u t h o r i z e d s a l e s a r e l o c a t e d , prove i t i s t h e l a w f u l and r i g h t f u l and request owner o f t h e Patent, Trademark and C o p y r i g h t of the advertisements offering the

removal

i n f r i n g i n g products f o r sale. submits proof o f i t s Patent,

With each such r e q u e s t , Trademark and/or

Plaintiff as

Copyright,

a p p l i c a b l e , and t h e w e b s i t e t y p i c a l l y 17. complaint website's allegedly At t h e time from the website typically

investigates the matter. receives the infringement through the

Plaintiff,

submitted

DMCA form, committing

the website

informs

the party

that i s

the infringement

o f the complaint, the

b a s i s o f t h e c o m p l a i n t and by whom t h e c o m p l a i n t has been made. The website gives the offending party the a b i l i t y t o defend

a g a i n s t t h e c l a i m e d i n f r i n g e m e n t and/or c o n t r i b u t e i n some o t h e r manner t o t h e w e b s i t e ' s i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e c o m p l a i n t .

6

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18.

The w e b s i t e

will

then

verify

that

Plaintiff

is, in

f a c t , t h e l a w f u l and r i g h t f u l at i s s u e and n o t i f i e s conducting

owner o f t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y

t h e user c o m m i t t i n g t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t t h a t i t has valid determined and that that the

after

i t s investigation, claim is

Plaintiff s advertisement of Plaintiff's

infringement i s being

removed because o f t h e user's property rights. As such,

violation on each

intellectual

and every occasion where P l a i n t i f f requested this removal

has s u b m i t t e d a c o m p l a i n t and party, i n

o f an a d v e r t i s e m e n t , t h e i n f r i n g i n g are advised of

case,

t h e Defendants,

the infringement

c o m p l a i n t , t h e b a s i s f o r t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t and t h e name of t h e p a r t y i n s t i t u t i n g 19. take the the infringement complaint. refuse t o and/or

There a r e t i m e s , however, when t h e w e b s i t e s with respect to Plaintiffs rights and

any a c t i o n user

complaints simply

disregards

Plaintiff s

moves i t s URL on t h e

advertisement same w e b s i t e . file

to a different

website

or d i f f e r e n t

On these occasions, t o enforce

Plaintiff

has been f o r c e d t o such action

litigation

i t s rights.

The f i r s t

was f i l e d "Kinekt Case

by P l a i n t i f f

i n t h e summer o f 2011 and was c a p t i o n e d Mason,"

Design,

LLC and Glen Liberman v. V e r l y n K e l l y Plaintiff was granted

No.

2:ll-cv-04658.

permanent

injunctive relief July

i n that matter.

The second case was f i l e d i n LLC v. John Doe 1

2012 and i s c a p t i o n e d

" K i n e k t Design,

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a/k/a

Kimber M.,

e t a l s " , Case No.

2:12-cv-04549.

That case i s

c u r r e n t l y pending. 20. that a On user a or about December under Milled the sale the 3, 2011, Plaintiff discovered was with ring

selling "Hand on

name

"KevinsCollectibles" Ring The

advertising Spinning being

Steel

Men's Mechanical as Etsy.com. of

Gears"

website was and (4) copy hereto an

known exact

offered Gear

for

duplicate

Plaintiff s in the from this

patented

Ring, were four A

the of of as

images the the

included

advertisement Plaintiff's advertisement the

copyrighted screen C."

images of

website.

print

i s attached

"Exhibit

In addition,

a d v e r t i s e m e n t by

"KevinsCollectibles"

d i r e c t e d viewers t o a video created

video of the r i n g . by P l a i n t i f f and

T h i s v i d e o i s the c o p y r i g h t e d

contained

on the Kinektdesign.com w e b s i t e , w i t h

some minor d e l e t i o n s o f 21. infringement user known In an was as

content. to obtain information Plaintiff and clearly that he as to how the the that forgery. "working

attempt being

accomplished,

contacted declared a was

"KevinsCollectibles" product responded by was

"KevinsCollectibles'" "KevinsCollectibles"

stating

o f f a diagram" t o manufacture t h e gear r i n g j e w e l r y b e i n g s o l d . 22. that the Plaintiff seller initiated known as a c o m p l a i n t w i t h Etsy.com "KevinsCollectibles" C o p y r i g h t by
8

advising

was

infringing that

upon P l a i n t i f f ' s

Patent and

s e l l i n g a product

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was

an exact d u p l i c a t e o f P l a i n t i f f ' s p a t e n t e d p r o d u c t and u s i n g taken from P l a i n t i f f ' s website t o do so.

images and t h e v i d e o As with

a l l such c o m p l a i n t s , Etsy n o t i f i e d " K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s " that

that

a c o m p l a i n t had. been s u b m i t t e d by P l a i n t i f f a l l e g i n g

" K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s " was i n f r i n g i n g Copyright, and t h a t

upon P l a i n t i f f s Patent and the claim. Upon

i t would be i n v e s t i g a t i n g

i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f ,

" K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s " d i d n o t respond i n

any way t o Etsy.com's n o t i f i c a t i o n . 23. Etsy.com i n v e s t i g a t e d P l a i n t i f f s c l a i m , found i tto

be v a l i d and, as i s t h e p r o t o c o l when such c o m p l a i n t s a r e f i l e d , advised "KevinsCollectibles" that i t s investigation revealed

t h a t " K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s " was i n f r i n g i n g and Copyright of and t h a t

upon P l a i n t i f f ' s Patent was rights being removed

h i s advertisement property

because

that

intellectual

infringement.

Etsy.com t h e n removed t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t from i t s w e b s i t e . 24. Also on or about December 3, 2011, P l a i n t i f f

d i s c o v e r e d t h a t a user s e l l i n g under t h e name "Kevingotswag" was a d v e r t i s i n g a "Unique S t e e l Men's Mechanical Working ring Gears" on t h e w e b s i t e offered f o r sale Ring w i t h Spinning

known as Ebay.com. was an exact

Again, t h e duplicate of

being

Plaintiff's

p a t e n t e d Gear Ring, and t h e image i n c l u d e d i n t h e

a d v e r t i s e m e n t was one o f t h e c o p y r i g h t e d images from P l a i n t i f f s website. A copy o f t h e screen print of this advertisement i s

a t t a c h e d h e r e t o as " E x h i b i t D."
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25. seller Patent

Plaintiff

contacted

Ebay.com

and a d v i s e d

that

the

known as "Kevingotswag" was and C o p y r i g h t by s e l l i n g

infringing

upon P l a i n t i f f s was an exact

a product

that

duplicate

o f P l a i n t i f f s p a t e n t e d p r o d u c t and u s i n g images taken website t o do so. As w i t h Etsy.com, eBay.com

from P l a i n t i f f s notified Plaintiff Patent claim. it

"Kevingotswag" t h a t alleging that he

a complaint was

had been s u b m i t t e d by upon Plaintiffs

infringing i t would be

and C o p y r i g h t ,

and t h a t

investigating the claim, also found

Ebay.com d i d i n v e s t i g a t e and, as w i t h

Plaintiffs

t o be v a l i d

Etsy.com, that

advised he was

"Kevingotswag" infringing upon his

that

i t s investigation

revealed

Plaintiffs advertisement Plaintiffs

intellectual was b e i n g Patent

property

rights

and

that

removed because o f t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t o f EBay.com also removed t h e

and Trademark.

a d v e r t i s e m e n t from i t s w e b s i t e . 26. Because eBay.com a l l o w s users i s registered, that to identify conducted was t h e person a b i t of originally

t o whom an account research and

Plaintiff

discovered

"Kevingotswag"

r e g i s t e r e d t o Defendant Peter A i z i c . 27. the and Patent A t t h e same t i m e i t n o t i f i e d Etsy.com and eBay.com o f and C o p y r i g h t i n f r i n g e m e n t by " K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s " also n o t i f i e d Paypal, t h e payment

"Kevingotswag", P l a i n t i f f f o r both

processor Paypal

Etsy.com and eBay.com o f t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t . that i t had i n v e s t i g a t e d

10

advised

Plaintiff

the matters

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and

taken a p p r o p r i a t e

action with

r e g a r d t o t h e Paypal accounts Paypal a l s o accounts social that owned requires their users true

associated with of i t s services

the reported to register including through

URLs. their their Paypal and

with

names,

oftentimes confirmed was

security

numbers. tied to

Plaintiff

t h e account by

"Kevingotswag" Aizic. 28. of

registered

Defendant

Peter

P l a i n t i f f t h e r e a f t e r sought t o a s c e r t a i n

t h e t r u e name Through this as

t h e i n d i v i d u a l known as " K e v i n s C o l l e c t i b l e s . " Plaintiff learned that the

investigation,

user

known

"KevinsCollectibles" 29. on

was Defendant Kevin A i z i c . December 2011, P l a i n t i f f found a v i d e o that

Also i n e a r l y

www.senorgif.membase.com e n t i t l e d

"Steampunk Gear Ring"

c o n t a i n e d a l i n k t o another s i t e . this advertisement the i s attached Plaintiff from

A copy o f t h e screen p r i n t o f hereto as "Exhibit that with E." i t was some Upon the minor

watching copyrighted deletions was

video,

realized i t s website

video

taken

i n content.

When P l a i n t i f f Kevin

clicked

on t h e l i n k , i t Etsy.com posting.

redirected

t o Defendant

Aizic's

Defendant Kevin A i z i c copyrighted effort

had t h e r e f o r e

misappropriated party

Plaintiff s

v i d e o and p o s t e d i t on a t h i r d

w e b s i t e i n an to his

t o p r o a c t i v e l y market, promote and d i r e c t t r a f f i c listing f o r t h e "gear ring" product.

Etsy.com

By t a k i n g t h e

v i d e o and naming i t "Steampunk Gear Ring," Defendant Kevin A i z i c

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n o t

only v i o l a t e d

Plaintiff's

Copyright,

but

i t s Trademark

as

well. 30. that On or about December 4, 2011, Plaintiff discovered

a user was

advertising

a " S p i n n i n g Gear Ring i n S t a i n l e s s known as CraigsList.com. This

S t e e l by time,

K i n e k t " on

the website

t h e user c l a i m e d t h a t

t h e r i n g was

a genuine K i n e k t Gear once a g a i n , used a A copy of the

Ring t h a t was copyrighted

purchased from P l a i n t i f f and, from Plaintiff's website.

image

screen p r i n t o f t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t F". Ring" Patent

i s a t t a c h e d h e r e t o as " E x h i b i t "Gear

By o f f e r i n g t h e r i n g f o r s a l e under t h e " K i n e k t " and name, t h i s user was and Copyright, not o n l y i n v i o l a t i o n o f both Trademarks as

Plaintiff's Upon that and

but

well.

comparing t h e t h r e e

(3) a d v e r t i s e m e n t s ,

P l a i n t i f f realized

the a d v e r t i s e m e n t s used t h e same wording and t h e same image, t h a t t h e user was 31. other two i n the same l o c a t i o n i n New contacted CraigsList.com that the Jersey. and, as with

Plaintiff (2)

the was by

websites,

advised

advertisement Copyright Kinekt and

infringing selling Ring, a

upon P l a i n t i f f ' s product that the was

Patent, Trademarks and allegedly using a "genuine"

Gear "Gear

advertising

product

the

"Kinekt"

Ring" trademarks and u s i n g images taken from P l a i n t i f f ' s t o do so. listing

website

As w i t h Etsy.com and eBay.com, C r a i g s L i s t removed t h e the n o t i f i c a t i o n of infringement submitted by

based on

Plaintiff.

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32.

Plaintiff

also

contacted

Paypal

again

and not o n l y Paypal check

reported the i n f r i n g e m e n t , but also requested t h a t the the phone numbers f o r Defendants Kevin phone number o f t h e user of the the phone

and Peter A i z i c

against A user was

advertising numbers

on C r a i g s L i s t . c o m . that the

comparison advertising

revealed on

"Kinekt"

"Gear

Ring"

CraigsList.com

Defendant Kevin A i z i c and/or Defendant Peter A i z i c . 33. advertising Since Defendants Kevin and/or Peter Aizic were Kinekt

t h e p r o d u c t on C r a i g s L i s t . c o m as a "genuine" directly from K i n e k t , P l a i n t i f f family had ever

Gear Ring purchased

researched

whether any member o f t h e A i z i c Ring. Plaintiff reviewed

bought a Gear

a l l i t s s a l e s r e c o r d s s i n c e i t began

s e l l i n g t h e Gear Ring and found no r e c o r d o f any purchase o f a Gear Ring by Kevin, Peter o r Anna A i z i c . Defendants "genuine" Kevin and/or Peter Aizic that As such, t h e c l a i m by the jewelry was a

K i n e k t Gear Ring was c l e a r l y f a l s e and t h e i t e m being

s o l d was a c o u n t e r f e i t . 34. infringement Kevin and/or Having discovered four (4) separate and l e a r n i n g obviously instances of

by t h e A i z i c Peter Aizic

family were

that

Defendants illegally telephone and asked telephone advised

somehow the

manufacturing number to listed

i t s product,

Plaintiff

contacted

on t h e above-referenced The person who

advertisements answered the

speak

t o "Kevin." herself

identified

as Defendant Anna A i z i c .
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Plaintiff

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Defendant Anna A i z i c rightful Peter and Aizic and lawful were

of

the

i n f r i n g e m e n t and

that

i t was

the

owner o f t h e Gear Ring which Kevin unlawfully on manufacturing, websites.

and/or

marketing, Plaintiff the no

advertising

selling

various

r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e c o u n t e r f e i t p r o d u c t s and infringement of i t s Patent, forthcoming. Trademark and Copyright, but

i n f o r m a t i o n was 35. Anna A i z i c that their

D e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t P l a i n t i f f had i n f o r m e d Defendant of the i n f r i n g e m e n t , and of of the the notwithstanding the Ring was of removed fact by

advertisement because

Gear

CraigsList.com Patent, Aizic

infringement

Plaintiff's and/or Peter

Trademark and

C o p y r i g h t , Defendants Kevin on

nevertheless reposted the advertisement (3) days l a t e r . is its attached complaint

nd

CraigsList.com print G". and by

approximately three of this

A copy o f t h e screen hereto of as "Exhibit

advertisement renewed

Plaintiff

infringement posted

CraigsList.com

removed t h e second

(2 ) advertisement

Defendants Kevin and/or Peter A i z i c . 36. determined posted a Similarly, that video A on or about Kevin December and/or on print The 8, 2011, Aizic Plaintiff had also as

Defendants of the

Peter the

Gear

Ring

website

known

Youtube.com. is to

copy o f t h e screen " E x h i b i t H." Kevin

14

of t h i s

advertisement link were

a t t a c h e d h e r e t o as the URL where

video contained a Peter Aizic

Defendants

and/or

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offering

the counterfeit

gear r i n g s

f o r sale.

Once a g a i n , t h e thereby

v i d e o had been m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d from P l a i n t i f f ' s w e b s i t e , once a g a i n v i o l a t i n g P l a i n t i f f ' s C o p y r i g h t . Plaintiff

contacted

Youtube.com and a d v i s e d o f t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t o f i t s C o p y r i g h t by Defendants Defendants initiated it would Kevin Kevin and/or and/or Peter Aizic. that Youtube.com a complaint advised had been and t h a t i n fact that

Peter A i z i c

by P l a i n t i f f be

f o r v i o l a t i o n o f i t s Copyright the matter. infringement Youtube.com and

investigating the claimed

investigated Plaintiff's

determined

c l a i m was v a l i d .

I t therefore

removed t h e v i d e o , t h a t t h e v i d e o was posted a

i n f o r m e d Defendants Kevin and/or Peter A i z i c in violation of P l a i n t i f f s on t h e v i d e o Copyright

and a c t u a l l y

notification

that

i t had been removed due t o an

i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t by K i n e k t . 37. searching property discovered identical Defendants December On o r about August 2, 2012, P l a i n t i f f once again began f o r any rights. a to new the possible As a infringement of this on of its intellectual Plaintiff nearly by in this

result

research,

advertisement two and/or A (2) prior

CraigsList.com

advertisements on

posted

Kevin of

Peter copy of

Aizic the

CraigsList.com print of

2011.

screen

advertisement the

i s attached hereto c l a i m ed

as " E x h i b i t I . " a "genuine"

Once Gear

again, Ring

advertisement from

i t was

purchased

Kinekt,

contained
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an image taken

d i r e c t l y from

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Plaintiffs

website

and

contained

the

video

that

had

been

m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d from P l a i n t i f f s 38.

website. had they

At t h a t p o i n t , Defendants Kevin and/or Peter A i z i c five (5) separate Patent, occasions that

been a d v i s e d on a t l e a s t were infringing upon

Plaintiffs

Trademark

and/or

C o p y r i g h t , and a result of

each o f t h e i r a d v e r t i s e m e n t s had been removed as that sell, infringement. offer to Yet sell, Defendants distribute, using to continued market to and

manufacture, advertise copyrighted Plaintiff s Plaintiffs disregard of

their images

infringing and videos

products and

Plaintiffs trade by in on

attempting and

business federally the law

reputation registered and

goodwill all

using blatant

marks,

Plaintiffs

i n t e l l e c t u a l property

r i g h t s , i n t e n t on c o n t i n u i n g t h e i r c o u n t e r f e i t i n g o p e r a t i o n . 39. As a r e s u l t , P l a i n t i f f s a t t o r n e y , on August 10, 2012,

sent a l e t t e r t o Defendants Kevin and Peter A i z i c demanding t h a t they immediately cease and desist their infringing activities,

p r o v i d e P l a i n t i f f w i t h an a c c o u n t i n g o f any and a l l s a l e s o f t h e "gear their rings", provide Plaintiff with a l l the "gear rings" any in

possession,

remove

a l l postings

advertising

"gear

r i n g " p r o d u c t s , c o n f i r m t h a t t h e y would never again market, promote advertise, any "gear offer for sale or otherwise certify that

manufacture, commercially Defendant,

r i n g " products

and

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Anna A i z i c d/b/a

Anna's R e f l e c t i o n ,

a jewelry

business,

was

not

b e i n g used f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r p r o d u c i n g "gear r i n g " p r o d u c t s . 40. Defendant Kevin one Aizic responded by stating had that he

only attempted

to sell

(1) gear r i n g t h a t he

purchased

from China, d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t he had p r e v i o u s l y "working rings, rings, at off a the diagram" Chinese to manufacture do not the sell

admitted t o gear gear been

counterfeit individual t h e r e had

that

factories and

but o n l y s e l l

i n bulk,

the f a c t t h a t a seven

least

s i x (6) a d v e r t i s e m e n t s Defendant Kevin Aizic

over

(7) month he

period. not

Although

maintained

that

would

attempt t o s e l l demands made by

t h e gear r i n g j e w e l r y Plaintiff

a g a i n , none o f t h e above with. No response was

were complied

ever r e c e i v e d from Peter A i z i c . 41. infringe, offering Defendants have been i n f r i n g i n g , and are c o n t i n u i n g upon Plaintiff's Patent by manufacturing, and/or to

selling,

f o r sale,

d i s t r i b u t i n g , marketing are exact

advertising Gear

counterfeit

p r o d u c t s which

copies o f P l a i n t i f f ' s or consent. infringing, and

Ring, w i t h o u t P l a i n t i f f ' s a u t h o r i z a t i o n 42. continuing offering "gear Defendants have also

been

are

t o i n f r i n g e , upon P l a i n t i f f ' s f o r sale,

Trademarks by s e l l i n g , and/or advertising "Gear

d i s t r i b u t i n g , marketing using the registered

r i n g " products

"Kinekt" and

Ring" names.

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43. continuing offering "gear

Defendants t o infringe, f o r sale,

have upon

also

been

infringing, Copyright and/or images

and a r e

Plaintiff's

by s e l l i n g , advertising taken from

distributing, using

marketing

ring"

products

copyrighted

P l a i n t i f f ' s w e b s i t e and t h e v i d e o c r e a t e d by P l a i n t i f f . 44. willfully, Plaintiff's Defendants have engaged i n these i n f r i n g i n g intentionally Patent, and w i t h activities

knowledge o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f and t h e f a c t that

Trademark and C o p y r i g h t

t h e y were c o m m i t t i n g i l l e g a l a c t s . 45. their Defendants have received repeated written notice of have been

i n f r i n g e m e n t , and each o f t h e i r

advertisements

removed by t h e w e b s i t e s infringement, advertisements infringement. 46. of 35 Defendants' U.S.C.

where t h e y were p o s t e d because o f s a i d have continuously re-posted ignored the claims their of

y e t Defendants and

repeatedly

i n f r i n g e m e n t o f t h e Patent i s i n v i o l a t i o n and d e l i b e r a t e , and upon

271, i s w i l l f u l

i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , said Patent and

Defendants w i l l to cause

c o n t i n u e t o i n f r i n g e on Plaintiff permanently immediate, e n j o i n e d by

continue

continuing this Court. 47. violation upon

and i r r e p a r a b l e

harm u n l e s s

Defendants'

infringement

o f t h e Trademarks

is

in

o f 15 U.S.C. 1114, and b e l i e f ,

i s willful Defendants

and d e l i b e r a t e , and will continue to

information

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infringe immediate,

on s a i d

Trademarks

and c o n t i n u e harm

t o cause unless

Plaintiff permanently

c o n t i n u i n g and i r r e p a r a b l e

e n j o i n e d by t h i s Court. 48. violation Defendants' infringement o f t h e Copyright is in

o f 17 U.S.C. 501,

is willful

and d e l i b e r a t e , and upon c o n t i n u e t o i n f r i n g e on Plaintiff immediate, e n j o i n e d by

i n f o r m a t i o n and b e l i e f , said Copyright

Defendants w i l l

and c o n t i n u e

t o cause

continuing this Court. 49. been

and i r r e p a r a b l e

harm u n l e s s

permanently

P l a i n t i f f has s u f f e r e d and p r o x i m a t e l y sale, offer o f goods

injury

and damages t h a t

have

directly

caused

by Defendants'

wrongful

manufacture, advertisement

of sale, d i s t r i b u t i o n , that infringe upon

m a r k e t i n g and Patent,

Plaintiff's

Trademark and C o p y r i g h t . 50. 51. it P l a i n t i f f has no adequate remedy a t law. P l a i n t i f f has r e t a i n e d undersigned matter and i s o b l i g a t e d counsel t o r e p r e s e n t counsel a

i n this

t o pay s a i d

reasonable

fee f o r such r e p r e s e n t a t i o n .

COUNT I Patent 52. Plaintiff repeats Infringement and r e a l l e g e s the allegations

c o n t a i n e d i n paragraphs

1 t h r o u g h 51 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s them

as i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n .
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52. and/or States

Defendants sold

have manufactured, patented

used,

offered t o sell the United Plaintiff's

Plaintiff's t h e term

invention

within without

during

o f t h e Patent

a u t h o r i t y o r consent i n v i o l a t i o n o f 35 U.S.C. 271. 53. by written Defendants have been made aware o f t h e i r notice, y e t continue exact selling t o infringe upon infringement Plaintiff's patented these

Patent by m a n u f a c t u r i n g invention products 54. Plaintiffs and u s i n g ,

duplicates o f P l a i n t i f f s and/or offering

to sell district.

i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and i n t h i s j u d i c i a l Defendants' Patent, repeated and continuous

violation

of

despite

notice

o f the infringement, i s

w i l l f u l and i n t e n t i o n a l . 55. Defendants' unlawful actions have caused and are

c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 56. irreparable Plaintiffs Plaintiff injury Patent has s u f f e r e d due to and w i l l continue t o suffer of

Defendants'

infringement

i f t h e Defendants

a r e n o t permanently

e n j o i n e d from such conduct. COUNT I I Trademark Infringement 57. contained Plaintiff repeats and r e a l l e g e s the allegations

i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h

56 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s them

as i f f u l l y set f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 58. Plaintiffs Trademarks are f e d e r a l l y r e g i s t e r e d marks.

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59. their

Defendants have used t h e name Gear Ring t o d e s i g n a t e i n connection w i t h the sale, offer f o r sale,

product

distribution, financial

m a r k e t i n g and a d v e r t i s i n g Defendants

o f goods f o r t h e i r own t h e Kinekt name i n

gain.

have a l s o used

c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e s a l e o f t h e i r i n f r i n g i n g goods. 60. Plaintiff's 61. in Plaintiff Trademarks. Trademarks has not authorized Defendants' use o f

Defendants' u n a u t h o r i z e d use o f P l a i n t i f f ' s the sale, offer f o r sale,

connection w i t h

distribution,

marketing

and a d v e r t i s i n g

o f goods c o n s t i t u t e s

Defendants' use

of P l a i n t i f f ' s r e g i s t e r e d trademarks i n commerce. 62. is and likely Defendants' u n a u t h o r i z e d use o f P l a i n t i f f ' s t o cause and a c t u a l l y consumers Trademarks mistake

i s causing c o n f u s i o n , i s causing

d e c e p t i o n among

and/or

consumers t o

b e l i e v e t h a t Defendants' Plaintiff itself with has

goods o r i g i n a t e approved or

from P l a i n t i f f or t h a t otherwise associated

authorized,

Defendants'

counterfeit

goods t h a t bear P l a i n t i f f s

Trademarks. 63. has Defendants' u n a u t h o r i z e d use o f P l a i n t i f f ' s i n Defendants unfairly, illegally Trademarks

resulted

and i m p r o p e r l y

b e n e f i t t i n g from P l a i n t i f f ' s name and g o o d w i l l . 64. Defendants have therefore infringed Plaintiff's

Trademarks i n v i o l a t i o n o f 15 U.S.C. 1114.

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65. Plaintiff's willful and

Defendants' Trademarks, intentional

repeated despite and

and

continuous

violation

of is and

notice of the infringement, therefore, this constitutes

e x c e p t i o n a l case. 66. Defendants' unlawful actions have caused and are

c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 67. irreparable Plaintiff s Plaintiff injury Trademarks has due i f suffered to and will continue to suffer of

Defendants' are

infringement not

Defendants

permanently

e n j o i n e d from such conduct.

COUNT I I I Copyright Infringement 68. contained Plaintiff repeats and realleges the allegations them

i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h

67 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s

as i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 69. 70. Plaintiffs used them Plaintiff's Copyright have i s a f e d e r a l l y r e g i s t e r e d mark. taken copyrighted (4) images promote content from and

Defendants website,

including four market have and

and a v i d e o , their this

to advertise, Defendants

counterfeit copyrighted right t o use and

products. content the and

misappropriated

interfered content

with Plaintiff's for their own

exclusive

copyrighted

commercial advantage

f i n a n c i a l gain.
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71.

Plaintiff

has

not authorized Copyright. therefore

or

consented

to

Defendants' use o f P l a i n t i f f ' s 72. Copyright 73. Plaintiff's willful 74. Defendants have

infringed

Plaintiff's

i n v i o l a t i o n o f 17 U.S.C. 501, e t . seq. Defendants' Copyright, repeated despite and continuous notice violation of

of the infringement, i s

and i n t e n t i o n a l . Defendants' unlawful actions have caused and are

c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 75. irreparable Plaintiff's Plaintiff injury Copyright has s u f f e r e d due to and w i l l continue t o suffer of

Defendants'

infringement

i f Defendants a r e n o t permanently

enjoined

from such conduct. COUNT I V F a l s e Designation of O r i g i n 76. contained Plaintiff repeats and r e a l l e g e s the allegations them

i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h

75 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s

as i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 77. Plaintiff's use of Defendants' u n a u t h o r i z e d use i n i n t e r s t a t e commerce o f as w e l l as t h e and false

Trademarks c o n s t i t u t e s i n f r i n g e m e n t , descriptions and

false

representations

d e s i g n a t i o n o f o r i g i n i n v i o l a t i o n o f 15 U.S.C. 1125(a). 78. of Defendants' use i n commerce o f such f a l s e and false or

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designations and

origin

misleading

descriptions

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representations the connection

i s likely

t o cause c o n f u s i o n Plaintiff

i n consumers as t o and t h e o r i g i n o f

o f Defendants w i t h

Defendants' goods. 79. goods, Defendants' repeated the fact that and continuous they have sale o f i n f r i n g i n g notified of the as a

despite

been

infringement result

and t h e i r

advertisements

have

been

removed

o f the infringement

each and every t i m e an

advertisement

was posted, 80.

i s w i l l f u l and i n t e n t i o n a l . Defendants' unlawful actions have caused and a r e

c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 81. irreparable origin and Plaintiff injury their has s u f f e r e d and w i l l continue to suffer

due t o t h e Defendants' false descriptions

false designation of representations i f

and

Defendants a r e n o t permanently e n j o i n e d from such conduct.

COUNT V Deceptive Trade P r a c t i c e s 82. contained Plaintiffs repeats and realleges the allegations them

i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h

81 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s

as i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 83. with Defendants' use o f t h e "Gear Ring" name i n c o n n e c t i o n offer their f o r sale, infringing and made
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the sale, of

distribution, products with

marketing is

and

advertising misleading

fraudulent, that

and d e c e p t i v e ,

the intention

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consumers

rely

on such m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

and b e l i e v e

that the product. Kinekt

p r o d u c t b e i n g o f f e r e d f o r s a l e i s a t r u e "Gear Ring" 84. name, as Defendants' well as

use o f t h e "Gear Ring" and/or their misappropriation of

Plaintiff's offer

copyrighted for sale,

images and v i d e o , distribution,

i n connection w i t h the sale, and advertising

marketing

of i t s

i n f r i n g i n g product c o n s t i t u t e s fraud i n connection w i t h t h e sale or a d v e r t i s e m e n t o f goods i n v i o l a t i o n o f N.J.S.A. 56:8-2. 85. and Defendants' unlawful fraud and d e c e p t i o n has caused

i s c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 86. P l a i n t i f f has s u f f e r e d injury due to the and w i l l continue to suffer trade such

irreparable practices conduct.

Defendants'

deceptive from

i f Defendants a r e n o t permanently e n j o i n e d

COUNT V I U n f a i r Competition 87. contained Plaintiff repeats and realleges the allegations them

i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h 86 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s herein.

as i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h 88. unlawful

Defendants have engaged i n f r a u d u l e n t , m i s l e a d i n g conduct i n attempting t o pass o f f their

and

counterfeit

gear r i n g p r o d u c t s as P l a i n t i f f ' s 89. Defendants have

products. these acts willfully and

committed

w i t h conscious d i s r e g a r d o f P l a i n t i f f ' s r i g h t s .

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90. competition Jersey. 91.

Defendants in violation

have

therefore

engaged

in

unfair New

o f t h e common law

of the State of

Defendants'

unlawful

f r a u d and

deception

has

caused

and i s c o n t i n u i n g t o cause u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages t o P l a i n t i f f . 92. irreparable Plaintiff has s u f f e r e d and will continue to suffer

i n j u r y due

t o t h e Defendants' u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n i f conduct.

Defendants are not permanently e n j o i n e d from such

COUNT V I I I n t e r f e r e n c e With Prospective 93. Plaintiff repeats and Economic Advantage realleges the allegations

c o n t a i n e d i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h

92 above and

i n c o r p o r a t e s them

as i f f u l l y set f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 94. money Plaintiff and other has expended a s i g n i f i c a n t in amount o f time,

resources

developing, marketing

patenting, the Gear from

trademarking, Ring and its

c o p y r i g h t i n g , a d v e r t i s i n g and t o gain a s i g n i f i c a n t

expects

economic advantage

efforts. 95. Defendants by have interfered selling, with this to gear economic sell, ring

advantage

manufacturing, marketing and

offering

distributing, products.

advertising counterfeit

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96. counterfeit

Defendants' gear ring

manufacture, products and

sale their

and

advertising

of with

interference

P l a i n t i f f ' s p r o s p e c t i v e economic j u s t i f i c a t i o n o r excuse. 97. products, do

advantage has been done w i t h o u t

I f Defendants were not s e l l i n g a l l consumers w i s h i n g

counterfeit

gear

ring

t o purchase and t r u e

a Gear Ring would owner o f t h e Gear

so from P l a i n t i f f ,

the r i g h t f u l

Ring Patent and Trademark,

and P l a i n t i f f would t h e r e b y g a i n a l l advantage. Defendants' interference Plaintiff with has

these customers and an economic 98. Plaintiff's As a result of

prospective

economic

advantage,

s u f f e r e d and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s u f f e r u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages. 99. irreparable prospective Plaintiff injury has due suffered to the and will continue to suffer with not

Defendants' i f

interference are

economic

advantage

Defendants

p r e l i m i n a r i l y and permanently e n j o i n e d from such conduct.

COUNT V I I I Unjust 100. Plaintiff repeats Enrichment and realleges the allegations them

c o n t a i n e d i n paragraphs 1 t h r o u g h 99 above and i n c o r p o r a t e s as I f f u l l y s e t f o r t h a t l e n g t h h e r e i n . 101. for sale, Defendants p r o f i t distribution, f r o m t h e manufacture, s a l e , advertising o f gear

offer ring

m a r k e t i n g and
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products Ring. 102.

t h a t are exact

duplicates of P l a i n t i f f s patented

Gear

Defendants

therefore

receive

benefit

from

the

d u p l i c a t i o n and trademarked

s a l e o f P l a i n t i f f s p a t e n t e d p r o d u c t , use Ring" name and video. unjustly use enriched by

of the of

"Gear

misappropriation

P l a i n t i f f s c o p y r i g h t e d images and 103. Defendants have been

their

manufacture o f c o u n t e r f e i t p r o d u c t s , and use of P l a i n t i f f s marketing images and and

o f t h e Gear Ring name sale,

v i d e o , as w e l l as t h e i r

distribution,

a d v e r t i s i n g o f gear r i n g

products,

a l l t o the detriment of P l a i n t i f f . 104. benefit and I t would be unjust should f o r Defendants not be to retain to reap this the

Defendants

permitted

b e n e f i t s of t h i s wrongful 105. As a result

conduct. of Defendants' conduct, Plaintiff has

s u f f e r e d and w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s u f f e r u n q u a n t i f i a b l e damages. PRAYER FOR WHEREFORE, P l a i n t i f f Defendants as a. follows: the Plaintiff's enforceable; Plaintiffs the other Patent, Trademark and RELIEF ON ALL COUNTS prays f o r judgment and relief against

Adjudging

C o p y r i g h t t o be v a l i d and b. A d j u d g i n g Patent, Trademark

t h a t t h e Defendants have i n f r i n g e d and Copyright and engaged in

w r o n g f u l conduct s e t f o r t h above;
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c.

Adjudging

that

Defendants'

conduct

was

willful

and

intentional; d. concert That Defendants, or p a r t i c i p a t i o n be to of and a l l persons o r e n t i t i e s with Defendants, enjoined either from acting i n or

directly

indirectly, contributing infringement specifically

permanently the the

infringing, inducing the

infringement Patent,

o f , and/or and

Trademark

Copyright,

and

from d i r e c t l y

or i n d i r e c t l y manufacturing, s e l l i n g or o f f e r i n g

making,

using, marketing, d i s t r i b u t i n g , product the embodying t h e d e s i g n

f o r s a l e any

o f t h e Patent

during the l i f e of

Patent, r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e name b e i n g used f o r such p r o d u c t , written authority of the P l a i n t i f f and from

w i t h o u t t h e express using t h e name

"Gear

Ring,"

o r any s i m i l a r

name, o r any o f

Plaintiff's manufacture, e. concert

c o p y r i g h t e d images o r v i d e o s

i n connection w i t h t h e

s a l e , o f f e r f o r s a l e , m a r k e t i n g and/or a d v e r t i s i n g ; and a l l persons o r e n t i t i e s with Defendants, either remove acting i n or

That Defendants, or p a r t i c i p a t i o n be required

directly

indirectly,

t o immediately

a l l uses o f ,

references t o , d e p i c t i o n s of, o f f e r s the Gear Ring p r o d u c t ,

f o r s a l e and a d v e r t i s i n g o f i t is

r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e name by which

called,

and a l l uses o f t h e Gear Ring and Kinekt name from any

and a l l w e b s i t e s and/or URLs where such may appear; f. That Defendants p r o v i d e an a c c o u n t i n g p a t e n t , trademark
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of a l l profits

d e r i v e d from t h e i r

and c o p y r i g h t i n f r i n g e m e n t

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and

sales to

of

gear

ring

jewelry, along with

and

that

Defendants pay damages suffered

such by

profits

Plaintiff,

actual

Plaintiff, trebled; g. damages Alternatively, in the amount that of Two Plaintiff Hundred be Fifty awarded statutory Dollars

Thousand

($250,000.00) per

infringement; altering, books to or the sale, on

h. That Defendants be p r o h i b i t e d from d e s t r o y i n g , removing, records hiding that or otherwise any tampering information production, of with any

contain

relating distribution, that

manufacturing, marketing Plaintiff's i. services products, companies, processors Defendants receiving or its and/or

importation, advertising

a l l products Copyright;

infringe

Patent, Trademark and/or any third party sale

That for

providing of

payment

and "gear

related ring" card

Defendants'

infringing providers, third such and

including payment

merchant providers cease gear

account and/or

credit

party

payment to upon

immediately for notice sales of an of

rendering ring

services shall,

products

applicable copies of

Order, d e l i v e r t o a l l documents products; and

Plaintiff, records

representative,

r e l a t i n g t o Defendants' s a l e o f Gear Ring j . That Defendants pay fees and Plaintiff

i t s reasonable

attorneys'

costs pursuant t o 15 U.S.C. 1117(a);

k. A d j u d g i n g t h a t t h i s case be deemed e x c e p t i o n a l ;
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1.

Adjudging

that

Defendants

be

ordered

to deliver

to

Plaintiff,

f o r destruction at P l a i n t i f f ' s

o p t i o n , a l l products

t h a t i n f r i n g e t h e Patent; and, m. Such o t h e r r e l i e f as t h e c o u r t deems j u s t and p r o p e r .

Dated:

September 18, 2012

Angela V i d a l , A t t o r n e y a t Law Attorney f o r P l a i n t i f f , K i n e k t Design, LLC

/s Angela V i d a l By: Angela V i d a l , Esq. 201 S t r y k e r s Road S u i t e 19-155 P h i l l i p s b u r g , New Jersey 08865 Telephone (908)884-1841 F a c s i m i l e (908)859-3201

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LOCAL C I V I L RULE 11.2 CERTIFICATION I c e r t i f y t h a t , t o t h e b e s t o f my knowledge, t h e m a t t e r i n controversy anticipated nor is not the subject of any other pending or

l i t i g a t i o n i n any c o u r t

or a r b i t r a t i o n

proceeding, s h o u l d be continuing and t o amended i n this

are t h e r e any n o n - p a r t i e s known t o P l a i n t i f f t h a t i n this action. In addition, I recognize a

joined

o b l i g a t i o n during serve on

t h e course o f t h i s parties and

l i t i g a t i o n to f i l e the Court an

a l l other

with

certification

i f t h e r e i s a change i n t h e f a c t s

stated

original certification. Dated: September 18, 2012 Angela V i d a l , A t t o r n e y a t Law Attorney f o r P l a i n t i f f , K i n e k t Design, LLC /s Angela V i d a l By: Angela V i d a l , Esq.

LOCAL C I V I L RULE 201.1 CERTIFICATION I subject hereby to certify that t h e above-captioned in that matter i s not and

compulsory

arbitration

declaratory

i n j u n c t i v e r e l i e f i s sought.

Dated:

September 18, 2012

Angela V i d a l , A t t o r n e y a t Law Attorney f o r P l a i n t i f f , K i n e k t Design, LLC

By:

/s Angela V i d a l Angela V i d a l , Esq.

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Case 2:33-av-00001 Document 16120 Filed 09/21/12 Page 33 of 33 PageID: 345658 VERIFICATION
1. I , Glen Liberman, o f f u l l age, hereby v e r i f y and s t a t e

t h a t I am t h e i n v e n t o r and h o l d e r o f U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t Number D639,199 and t h e s o l e member o f P l a i n t i f f , K i n e k t Design, L L C . 2. I have f u l l regarding t h i s 3. that knowledge o f a l l t h e f a c t s and c i r c u m s t a n c e s

matter.

I have r e a d t h e f o r e g o i n g V e r i f i e d Complaint and v e r i f y thereof are true based on my own personal

the contents

knowledge, except

a s t o any m a t t e r s

s t a t e d upon i n f o r m a t i o n and based

b e l i e f , and a s t o those m a t t e r s ,

I b e l i e v e them t o be t r u e

on t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o me. 4. foregoing aware that I hereby statements verify under penalty of perjury that the and I am

made by me a r e t r u e and c o r r e c t statements

i f any o f t h e f o r e g o i n g

made by me a r e

found t o be w i l l f u l l y f a l s e , I am s u b j e c t t o punishment.

Glen Liberman Sworn and s u b s c r i b e d b e f o r e me on t h i s