pouch pac innovations v. phusion products

8/13/2019 Pouch Pac Innovations v. Phusion Products

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

POUCH PAC INNOVATIONS, LLC,

Plaintiff, Case No.

v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PHUSION PRODUCTS, LLC,

Defen ant.

COMPLAINT

Plaintiff, Po!"# Pa" Innovations, LLC $%PPI&', () its "o!nsel, files t#is Co*+laint

a ainst Defen ant P#!sion P-o !"ts, LLC, an in s!++o-t t#e-eof ave- as follo s.

Preliminary Statement

T#is "ase involves t#e inf-in e*ent of Plaintiff/s intelle"t!al +-o+e-t) -i #ts in t#e

+o!"# +a"0a in e1"l!sivel) li"ense to A*e-i"an 2eve-a e Co-+o-ation of Ve-ona,

Penns)lvania $%A2C&' fo- !se it# A2C/s Dail)/s Co"0tails. T#is "ase a-ose (e"a!se t#e

Defen ant, see0in to "a+itali3e on t#e "o**e-"ial s!""ess of A2C/s Dail)/s Co"0tails, an

es+ite a *)-ia of availa(le alte-natives, la!n"#e its Islan S4!ee3e Co"0tails +a"0a e

in +o!"#es t#at inf-in e Plaintiff/s +atente esi n an t-a e -ess. T#e Defen ant/s Islan

S4!ee3e Co"0tails not onl) inf-in e Plaintiff/s +atente +o!"# esi n, (!t a-e also so si*ila-

in a++ea-an"e to Plaintiff/s t-a e -ess t#at "ons!*e- "onf!sion is li0el) to o""!- an , in

fa"t, #as al-ea ) o""!--e to t#e et-i*ent of Plaintiff. W#ile Plaintiff el"o*es fai-

"o*+etition, t#e Defen ant/s "on !"t in t#is "ase oes fa- (e)on t#e stan a- s of fai-

"o*+etition as -e"o ni3e () t#e la .


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The Parties

6. Plaintiff Po!"# Pa" Innovations, LLC $%PPI&' is a li*ite lia(ilit) "o*+an)

o- ani3e an e1istin !n e- t#e la s of Flo-i a, it# a +-in"i+al +la"e of (!siness in

Sa-asota, Flo-i a.

5. U+on info-*ation an (elief, P#!sion P-o7e"ts, LLC $%P#!sion&' is a Dela a-e

li*ite lia(ilit) "o*+an) it# a +-in"i+al +la"e of (!siness in C#i"a o, Illinois.

Jurisdicti n and !enue

8. T#is Co!-t #as 7!-is i"tion ove- t#e s!(7e"t *atte- of t#is a"tion +!-s!ant to

69 U.S.C. : 6656 $a"tion a-isin !n e- t#e Lan#a* A"t', 5; U.S.C. : 6886 $fe e-al 4!estion',

5; U.S.C. : 688;$a' $an) A"t of Con -ess -elatin to +atents o- t-a e*a-0s', 5; U.S.C. :

688;$(' $a"tion asse-tin "lai* of !nfai- "o*+etition 7oine it# a s!(stantial an -elate

"lai* !n e- t#e t-a e*a-0 la s', an 5; U.S.C. : 68


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The Licensed Pac"a#in# $$ A%C&s Daily&s C c"tails


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66. T#e ele*ents of Plaintiff/s t-a e -ess a-e nonBf!n"tional an Plaintiff/s t-a e

-ess is in#e-entl) istin"tive.

65. Contin!o!sl) sin"e t#e fall of 5@@9, Plaintiff/s li"ensee, A2C, #as *a e an

sol in inte-state "o**e-"e its Dail)/s Co"0tails in Plaintiff/s t-a e -ess to i entif) t#e

so!-"e of t#e +a"0a in of t#e Dail)/s Co"0tails an to istin !is# t#e* f-o* t#ose *a e

an sol () ot#e-s. Plaintiff/s t-a e -ess #as (een +-o*inentl) is+la)e to ist-i(!to-s,

-etaile-s, an "ons!*e-s t#-o! # a ve-tisin , t#e inte-net, in !st-) +!(li"ations, an

+ointsBofBsale.

68. Plaintiff an Plaintiff/s li"ensee #ave (ot# investe s!(stantial ti*e,

-eso!-"es, an *one) in esi nin an *a0in t#e +o!"#es "o*+-isin Plaintiff/s +o!"#

+a"0a in t-a e -ess an in #i"# t#e Dail)/s Co"0tails a-e +a"0a e an sol .

6>. As a -es!lt of t#e "o**e-"ial a"tivities as set fo-t# #e-ein, Plaintiff/s t-a e

-ess #as also evelo+e an no #as a se"on a-) an istin"tive *eanin , e. ., to

"ons!*e-s an t#e al"o#oli" (eve-a e in !st-). S+e"ifi"all), Plaintiff/s t-a e -ess #as

"o*e to in i"ate t#at t#e +o!"#es !se to +a"0a e t#e Dail)/s Co"0tails "o*e f-o* o-

o-i inate onl) it# Plaintiff.

The De'endant&s Island S(uee)e C c"tails

69. T#e Defen ant *a0es an sells al"o#oli" (eve-a es !n e- its %Islan

S4!ee3e& (-an na*e.

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6=. T#e Defen ant/s Islan S4!ee3e Co"0tails a-e +a"0a e in +o!"#es in i"atin

t#at t#e) a-e %PAC ED AND 2REWED 2Y PHUSION PRO ECTS LLC. 2RI HTON GI >;66


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