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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

CAMBRIA COMPANY LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILSONART LLC and

DORADO SOAPSTONE LLC,

Defendants.

Civil Action No. _______

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

Plaintiff Cambria Company LLC (“Cambria”) files this Complaint and demand for jury

trial seeking relief for patent infringement by Defendants Wilsonart LLC (“Wilsonart”) and

Dorado Soapstone LLC (“Dorado”). Cambria states and alleges the following:

NATURE OF THE ACTION

1. This is an action for infringement of United States Design Patent Nos. D712,670

(the “’670 patent”), D737,058 (the “’058 patent”), D737,576 (the “’576 patent”), D737,577 (the

“’577 patent”), D738,630 (the “’630 patent”), and D713,154 (the “’154 patent”) (collectively, the

“Asserted Patents”) under 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. On information and belief, Defendants

Wilsonart and Dorado make, use, sell and/or offer to sell or import into the United States certain

products (referred to herein as the “Accused Products”) that embody Cambria’s patented designs.

THE PARTIES

2. Plaintiff Cambria is a limited liability company organized under the laws of

Minnesota with its principal place of business at 805 Enterprise Drive East, Suite H, Belle

Plaine, Minnesota, 56011.

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3. Cambria owns all rights and title in and to each of the Asserted Patents, including

the right to sue for all infringement thereof, including past infringement.

4. On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart is a limited liability company

organized under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business at 2501 Wilsonart Dr.,

Temple, Texas, 76504.

5. On information and belief, Defendant Dorado is a limited liability company

organized under the laws of Colorado with its principal place of business at 940 S. Jason St. Unit

9, Denver, Colorado, 80223.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

6. This action for design patent infringement arises under the Patent Laws of the

United States, specifically 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281-285.

7. This civil action asserts claims arising under the Patent Laws of the United States,

35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and

1338(a).

8.

This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado for at

least the following reasons:

a. Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado have established minimum contacts

with this forum such that the exercise of jurisdiction over them would not offend traditional

notions of fair play and substantial justice;

b. Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado have done and continue to do business

in Minnesota, including but not limited to sale of the Accused Products. On information and

belief, Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado sell the Accused Products in the State of Minnesota

through company-owned and independent Minnesota distributors;



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c. On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart and Dorado have entered

into contracts with one or more Minnesota residents—specifically, distributors and dealers—to

supply products or services within the State of Minnesota; and

d.

Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado maintain warranty services, which are

referenced on their websites, on Accused Products within the State of Minnesota.

9. As such, upon information and belief, Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado have

intended to benefit by doing business in the State of Minnesota, and personal jurisdiction over

them is appropriate.

10.

Venue is proper in this Judicial District under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c) and

§ 1400(b), at least because Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado have committed acts of

infringement in this district and Cambria has suffered harm resulting from that infringement in

this district.

BACKGROUND OF THE ACTION

11. Cambria is the leading designer and manufacturer of quartz products, specializing

in quartz stone products. Founded in 2000, Cambria has been at the forefront of the rapidly-

developing United States market for quartz surface products. Cambria’s quartz surface product

success has attracted numerous competitors to the marketplace, including Defendants Wilsonart

and Dorado.

12. Upon information and belief, Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado make, use, sell

and/or offer to sell or import into the United States quartz surface products. Many of those

products embody Cambria’s innovative designs, which are protected under Cambria’s U.S.

design patents. Cambria owns all rights, title and interests in and to the Asserted Patents,

including the rights to recover for past, present, and future infringements and violations thereof.



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By virtue of the activities set forth above, Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado infringe one or

more designs claimed in the Asserted Patents.

13. Before launching its collection of quartz surface products in early 2015, Wilsonart

was a distributor of Cambria products for several years and had been in talks with Cambria

regarding a potential business relationship under which Cambria would manufacture and sell

quartz to Wilsonart for distribution under a Wilsonart brand. That relationship did not come to

fruition, however, and Wilsonart chose instead to end its distribution relationship with Cambria

and import and distribute quartz products manufactured by foreign suppliers—many of them

knock-offs of designs claimed in one or more of the Asserted Patents.

14. Rather than develop its own novel designs, Wilsonart and its supplier(s) elected to

produce knock-offs of Cambria’s patented designs, including at least those covered by the ’670

patent, the ’058 patent, the ’576 patent, the ’577 patent, and the ’630 patent. Cambria informed

Wilsonart of its infringement of Cambria’s intellectual property rights, including by a November

19, 2015 letter requesting that Wilsonart cease and desist from importing and selling quartz

products that infringe Cambria’s intellectual property rights. The letter specifically identified

Wilsonart’s “Arno,” “Aurora,” “Badaling,” “Murren,” and “Santiago” designs, among others, as

infringing Cambria’s intellectual property rights. However, Wilsonart has continued to make,

use, sell, import, and/or offer to sell quartz products, including at least its “Arno,” “Aurora,”

“Badaling,” “Murren,” and “Santiago” designs, each of which infringes of the Asserted Patents.

15. On May 22, 2015, Cambria informed Dorado of its infringement of Cambria’s

’154 patent. However, Dorado has continued to make, use, sell, import, and/or offer to sell

quartz products, including at least its Nustone “Tundra” design, that infringe one or more of the

Asserted Patents.



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COUNT I: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D712,670

(WILSONART)

16. Cambria incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 1-15

above as if repeated here in full.

17. Cambria is the lawful owner of the ’670 patent, entitled “Portion of a Slab.” The

United States Patent and Trademark Office duly and legally issued the ’670 patent on September

9, 2014. A true and correct copy of the ’670 patent is attached to this Complaint as Exhibit A.

18. On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart has actual knowledge of the ’670

patent, at least by virtue of the filing of this Complaint. In addition, Cambria informed Wilsonart,

via a November 19, 2014 cease and desist letter, that it was infringing several of the Asserted

Patents. The letter specifically identified Wilsonart’s “Arno,” “Aurora,” “Badaling,” “Murren,”

and “Santiago” as infringing product designs. Yet, Wilsonart has continued to make, use, sell,

offer to sell, and import those products.

19. On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart has been and currently is

infringing the design claimed in the ’670 patent by making, using, offering for sale, and/or

selling within or importing into the United States, without authority, products embodying the

patented design claimed in the ’670 patent. Specifically, Wilsonart’s “Arno” products directly

infringe the ’670 patent because an ordinary observer, giving such attention as a purchaser

usually gives, would be deceived by the substantial similarity between the designs so as to be

induced to purchase Wilsonart’s “Arno” products believing them to be the same as the design

embodied and claimed in the ’670 patent. Review of Wilsonart’s “Arno” products demonstrates

that the products literally infringe the ’670 patent:



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Photograph Comparing Color Photograph Submitted to the USPTO for U.S.

Design Patent No. D712,670 (left) to Physical Sample of Accused Wilsonart

“Arno” Product (right)

20. On information and belief, with knowledge of the ’670 patent, Defendant

Wilsonart has actively induced and continues to induce direct infringement of the ’670 patent by

others by, among other things, providing third parties, such as distributors and dealers, with the

Accused Products.


Wilsonart has contributed and continues to contribute to the others’ infringement of the ’670

patent by, among other things, providing third parties, such as distributors and dealers, with the

Accused Products.

22. Cambria has suffered and will continue to suffer damage due to Defendant

Wilsonart’s infringement of the ’670 patent. Thus, under 35 U.S.C. § 289, Cambria is entitled to

recover damages adequate to compensate for such infringement, including a recovery of



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Defendant Wilsonart’s total profits derived from its unlawful conduct alleged herein or lost

profits, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for infringing the ’670 patent, together with

interest and costs fixed by this Court.

23.

Defendant Wilsonart has engaged and is engaged in willful and deliberate

infringement of the ’670 patent or, at the very least, a reckless disregard for Cambria’s patent

rights. Defendant Wilsonart’s continued infringement following notice of the ’670 patent claims

qualifies as willful, and Cambria is entitled to treble damages, attorney’s fees, and costs incurred

in this action, along with prejudgment interest under 35 U.S.C. §§ 284, 285.

24.

Cambria is entitled to a permanent injunction preventing Defendant Wilsonart

from further infringing the ’670 patent. Defendant Wilsonart’s infringement of the ’670 patent

has caused and will continue to cause irreparable harm to Cambria that will continue unless and

until it is enjoined by this Court.

COUNT II: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D737,058

(WILSONART)




’058 Patent was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on

August 25, 2015. A true and correct copy of the ’058 patent is attached to this Complaint as

Exhibit B.

27.

On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart has actual knowledge of the ’058






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patented design claimed in the ’058 patent. Specifically, Wilsonart’s “Aurora” products directly



induced to purchase Wilsonart’s “Aurora” products believing them to be the same as the design

embodied and claimed in the ’058 patent. Review of Wilsonart’s “Aurora” products

demonstrates that the products literally infringe the ’058 patent:

Photograph Comparing Color Photograph Submitted to the USPTO for

U.S. Design Patent No. D737,058 (left) to Physical Sample of Accused

Wilsonart “Aurora” Product (right)



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Accused Products.




Accused Products.

31.

Cambria has suffered and will continue to suffer damage due to Defendant






32.






33. Cambria is entitled to a permanent injunction preventing Defendant Wilsonart






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COUNT III: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D737,576

(WILSONART)



35. Cambria is the lawful owner of ’576 patent, entitled “Portion of a Slab.” The ’576

patent was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on

September 1, 2015. A true and correct copy of the ’576 patent is attached to this Complaint as

Exhibit C.










patented design claimed in the ’576 patent. Specifically, Wilsonart’s “Badaling” products

directly infringe the ’576 patent because an ordinary observer, giving such attention as a

purchaser usually gives, would be deceived by the substantial similarity between the designs so

as to be induced to purchase Wilsonart’s “Badaling” products believing them to be the same as

the design embodied and claimed in the ’576 patent. Review of Wilsonart’s “Badaling” products




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Design Patent No. D737,576 (left) to Physical Sample of Accused Wilsonart

“Badaling” Product (right)




Accused Products.




Accused Products.






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41.






42.





COUNT IV: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D737,577

(WILSONART)




’577 patent was duly and legally issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on


Exhibit D.

45.

On information and belief, Defendant Wilsonart has actual knowledge of the ’577






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patented design claimed in the ’577 patent. Specifically, Wilsonart’s “Santiago” products

directly infringe the ’577 patent because an ordinary observer, giving such attention as a

purchaser usually gives, would be deceived by the substantial similarity between the designs so

as to be induced to purchase Wilsonart’s “Santiago” products believing them to be the same as

the design embodied and claimed in the ’577 patent. Review of Wilsonart’s “Santiago” products



U.S. Design Patent No. D737,577 (left) to Physical Sample of Accused

Wilsonart “Santiago” Product (right)



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Accused Products.




Accused Products.

49.

Cambria has suffered and will continue to suffer damage due to Defendant






50.






51. Cambria is entitled to a permanent injunction preventing Defendant Wilsonart






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COUNT V: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D738,630

(WILSONART)






Exhibit E.










patented design claimed in the ’630 patent. Specifically, Wilsonart’s “Murren” products directly



induced to purchase Wilsonart’s “Murren” products believing them to be the same as the design

embodied and claimed in the ’630 patent. Review of Wilsonart’s “Murren” products




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U.S. Design Patent No. D737,630 (left) Physical Sample of Accused

Wilsonart “Murren” Product (right)




Accused Products.




Accused Products.






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59.






60.





COUNT VI: INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. DESIGN PATENT NO. D713,154

(DORADO)






Exhibit F.

63.

On information and belief, Defendant Dorado has actual knowledge of the ’154

patent, at least by virtue of the filing of this Complaint. In addition, Cambria sent Dorado a letter

on Mary 22, 2015, informing it of its infringement. Dorado, however, has continued to make,



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use, offer to sell, and/or sell in or import into the United States quartz surface products that

infringe the ’154 patent.

64. On information and belief, Defendant Dorado has been and currently is infringing

the design claimed in the ’154 patent by making, using, offering for sale, and/or selling within or

importing into the United States, without authority, products embodying the patented design

claimed in the ’154 patent.

65. On information and belief, Defendant Dorado has been and currently is infringing

the design claimed in the ’154 patent by making, using, offering for sale, and/or selling within or

importing into the United States, without authority, products embodying the patented design

claimed in the ’154 patent. Specifically, Dorado’s “Tundra” products directly infringe the ’154

patent because an ordinary observer, giving such attention as a purchaser usually gives, would be

deceived by the substantial similarity between the designs so as to be induced to purchase

Dorado’s “Tundra” products believing them to be the same as the design embodied and claimed

in the ’154 patent. Review of Dorado’s “Tundra” products demonstrates that the products

literally infringe the ’154 patent:



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Design Patent No. D737,154 (left) to Physical Sample of Accused Dorado

“Tundra” Product (right)

66. On information and belief, with knowledge of the ’154 patent, Defendant Dorado

has actively induced and continues to induce direct infringement of the ’154 patent by others by,

among other things, providing third parties, such as distributors and dealers, with the Accused

Products.

67. On information and belief, with knowledge of the ’154 patent, Defendant Dorado

has contributed and continues to contribute to the others’ infringement of the ’154 patent by,

among other things, providing third parties, such as distributors and dealers, with the Accused

Products.


Dorado’s infringement of the ’154 patent. Thus, under 35 U.S.C. § 289, Cambria is entitled to



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Defendant Dorado’s total profits derived from its unlawful conduct alleged herein or lost profits,

but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for infringing the ’154 patent, together with interest

and costs fixed by this Court.

69. Defendant Dorado has engaged and is engaged in willful and deliberate


rights. Defendant Dorado’s continued infringement following notice of the ’154 patent claims



70. Cambria is entitled to a permanent injunction preventing Defendant Dorado from

further infringing the ’154 patent. Defendant Dorado’s infringement of the ’154 patent has

caused and will continue to cause irreparable harm to Cambria that will continue unless and until

it is enjoined by this Court.

EXCEPTIONAL CASE

71.

This case is exceptional against Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

72. WHEREFORE, Cambria respectfully requests this Court enter:

a. A judgment in favor of Cambria that Defendant Wilsonart has directly

infringed the ’670 patent, the ’058 patent, the ’576 patent, the ’577 patent, and the ’630 patent;

b. A judgment in favor of Cambria that Defendant Wilsonart has induced

infringement of the ’670 patent, the ’058 patent, the ’576 patent, the ’577 patent, and the ’630

patent;



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c. A judgment in favor of Cambria that Defendant Wilsonart has contributed

to the infringement of the ’670 patent, the ’058 patent, the ’576 patent, the ’577 patent, and the

’630 patent;

d.

A judgment in favor of Cambria that the Defendant Dorado has directly

infringed the ’154 patent;

e. A judgment in favor of Cambria that the Defendant Dorado has induced

infringement of the ’154 patent;

f. A judgment in favor of Cambria that the Defendant Dorado has

contributed to the infringement of the ’154 patent;

g. A judgment in favor of Cambria that this case is “exceptional” within the

meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285, and an award to Cambria of its reasonable attorneys’ fees,

expenses, and costs incurred in this action;

h. A permanent injunction enjoining Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado and

their officers, directors, agents, servants, affiliates, employees, divisions, branches, subsidiaries,

parents, and all others acting in active concert or participation with them, from infringing,

inducing the infringement of, or contributing to the infringement of the Asserted Patents;

i. A judgment requiring the Defendants Wilsonart and Dorado to pay to

Cambria the extent of Defendants’ total profit and revenue realized and derived from their

infringement of the Assert Patents, and actual damages in an amount not less than a reasonable

royalty for Defendants’ infringement;

j. An award of enhanced damages not less than three times the damages

assessed for Defendants’ infringement of the Asserted Patents, in accordance with 35 U.S.C.

§ 284; and



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k. Any and all relief as this Court deems proper and just.

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

73. Cambria demands trial by jury on any and all issues so triable.

Dated: April 14, 2016 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

By: /s/ Joseph A. Herriges

Joseph A. Herriges (#390350)3200 RBC Plaza

60 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 335-5070Facsimile: (612) 288-9696

[email protected]

OF COUNSEL:

Ahmed J. Davis ( Pro Hac Vice pending)FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

1425 K Street, NW, 11th Floor

Washington, DC 20005Telephone: (202) 783-5070

Facsimile: (202) 783-2331

[email protected]

John S. Goetz ( Pro Hac Vice pending)

Kristen McCallion ( Pro Hac Vice pending)

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.601 Lexington Avenue, 52nd Floor

New York, NY 10022

Telephone: (212)[email protected]

[email protected]

Attorneys for Cambria Company LLC



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Lane

Kath,

Eden

D162,280

3/1951 arash

Prairie,

MN

(US)

2,565,491

8/1951

rancis,

Jr

.....................

428/152

2,693,658

11/1954

obis

..........................

118/120

3,021,247

2/1962 tephens ......................

156/222

(73)

Assignee: ambria Company LLC, Eden Prairie,

3,515,619

6/1970

amette

MN

(US)

D232,595

8/1974 illard

3,864,193

2/1975 riersonetal................

428/133

D234,646

3/1975 ugent

...........................

D5/62

(**)

Term:

14

Years

4,248,652

2/1981

ivardi et al.

4,342,805

8/1982

cCartney

(21)

App1. No.:

9/474,410

5,023,130

6/1991

impson

et

al.

(Continued)

(22)

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2014

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

51)

LOC

10) Cl

05-06

Cambria

2010 Collection, 2010, 44 pages.

(52)

U.S.

CI.

(Continued)

USPC ............................................................

D5/44

(58)

Field

of Classification Search

Primary Examiner Karen S Acker

USPC

...........

D5/1,

6,

9,

13,

14, 16, 21,

24,

26-28,

Assistant

Examiner Wendy

Arminio

D5/30,

32,

44, 53, 56,

58~52;

D6/304,

(74) ttorney Agent or Firm Fish

Richardson

P.C.

D6/583-585,

587,

589-591,598,

599,

(57)

CLAIM

The

ornamental

design

for a

portion

of

a

slab,

as

shown

and

D6/620;

D19/1,

5;

D25/138,

151;

D2/505,

described.

D2/506;

2/207,

900;

15/208;

28/143,

150,

DESCRIPTION

28/160,

163; 112/401,416, 439; 428/6,

428/15,

32, 66.5,

85,

91, 151-153, 187,

The file of this patent contains

at east one drawing]photo-

428/190, 542.2,

542.6;

442/408

graph

executed

n

color.

opies

of

this

patent

with color

dmwing(s)/photograph(s)

will be

providedby

the

Officeupon

CPC ..........

B31F

1/07; 32B 3/266;

32B 5/024;

request and

payment

of

the

necessary

fee.

B44F

1/00;

44F

1/02;

44F

1/08;

44F

The sole FIGURE is a top

plan

view of a

portion

of a

slab

1/10;

44F

5/00; 44F 7/00; 44F

9/00;

showing

our new

design.

B44F 9/04; 03D 1/00; 04H

1/00;

10B

The

portion

of

a

slab

is

fiat.

2503/04;

21H

27/02

1

Claim, 1

Drawing Sheet

See

application

file for

complete

search

history.

(1 of I

DrawingSheet s)

Filed

in Color)



32/60

US

D737,058

S

Page 2

(56) References Cited

D670,085

11/2012

rookman

et

al.

D676,979

2/2013

anales

et al.

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

D679,099 4/2013 ohnson et al.

D685,999 7/2013

ohnson et al.

5,354,596

10/1994

hewetal.

D693,583

11/2013

eorgevitch

D370,350

6/1996

padaclni

D697,319 1/2014

rookrnan et

al.

5,556,671

9/1996

iuraetal.

D700,440 3/2014

ohnston

5,927,034 7/1999 ole ..............................

52/391

D705,455 5/2014

hoietal....................

D25/151

D453,629

2/2002 xaker

D705,956 5/2014 hoietal....................

D25/151

DI~84,707

1/2004

xaker

D712,667 9/2014 rzeskowiaketal.

01,091

1/2005

cGahee

D712,668

9/2014

rzeskowiaketal

...........

D5/44

6,933,023 2

8/2005

lausen et al..................

428/17

D724,055 3/2015 ice ............................

D14/216

6,946,508

2* 9/2005 uiatwaetal

................

524/401

2002/0016399 I*

2/2002

azur

..........................

524/425

D525,434 7/2006 angrum

2004/0209009

1 10/2004

psommer

etal.

D557,902

12/2007 arrish

2008/0113124

I*

5/2008 arketal........................

428/15

D560,915

2/2008

ryeetal.

2013/0137810

I*

5/2013

hin

.............................

524/437

D572,845 7/2008

axketal.....................

D25/151

2013/0168607 I*

7/2013

eeetal..................

252/301.36

7,645,405

2*

1/2010

uit ..............................

264/140

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

D615,762

5/2010 immel

D631,670

2/2011

ackson

Cambria2011 Collection,

2011,

26 pages.

D655,094

3/2012

ey

Cambria

2014

Collection,

2014,

42

pages.

D656,323 3/2012

eronimo

D663,959

7/2012 rookrnan

* cited by

examiner



33/60

U.S. Patent

Aug. 25 , 2015

US D737,058 S



34/60



35/60



36/60

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7 69~ 8

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STATES

DEPARTMENT

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States Patent and Trademark Office

February

10,

2016

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A

TRUE COPY FROM

THE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE OF:

U.S. PATENT: 737 576

ISSUE

DATE:

eptember

01

2015

By

Authority of

the

Under Secretary

of

Commerce

for

Intellectual Property

and

Director

of

the

United

Stat.g~,P~ent

and

Trademark

Office

/S~ 5IA HOLLEY

64

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US00D737576S

1 2 United States Design Patent

l O

P a t e n t

N o . :

US D 7 3 7 , 5 7 6 S

Davis

et

al.

4 5 ) Date of

Patent:

ep . 1, 2015

(54)

PORTION

OF

A

SLAB

(56) References

Cited

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

(71)

Applicant:

Cambria Company LLC Eden Prairie,

MN (US) 1,344,570 A

6/1920 arren

1,474,653

11/1923

om o

...........................

427/204

(72) Inventors:

artin E;

Davis, Excelsior,

MN (US);

D67,245 5/1925 lmer

1,568,070 1/1926 ennens

.........................

264/42

Jon

Louis

Grzeskowiak,

II,

Prior Lake,

1,596,482

8/1926

we n

MN

(US); Summer

Lane Kath, Eden

D90,466

8/1933 illheim

2,507,020 5/1950 ullmer et al ................

428/148

Prairie, MN

(US)

D162,280 3/1951 arash

2,565,491

8/1951 rancis,

Jr

.....................

428/152

(73)

Assignee:

ambria Company LLC,

Eden

Prairie,

2,693,658

A

11/1954

obis

..........................

118/120

D190,647

6/1961

Allen

..........................

D25/163

M’N

(US)

3,010,859 i 111961 Stephens et al ..............

428/40.1

3,021,247 2/1962

Stephens ......................

156/222

(**)

Term:

14Years

3,515,619

6/1970

Bamette

D232,595

8/1974

Willard

3,864,193

2/1975

Frierson et a l ................

428/133

(21)

Appl.

No.:

9/474,414

,248,652

2/1981

Civardietal.

4,342,805

8/1982

McCartney

(22)

Filed:

Sep. 12,

2014

(Continued)

(51)

LOC

(10)

CI.................................................

05-06

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

(52)

U.S.

C1 .

Cambria

2010

Collection,

2010,

44 pages.

USPC ............................................................

D5/44

(Continued)

58)

Field of Classification Search

USPC ...........

D5/1,

6 ,

9 3, 4 , 6 ,

21,

24,

26-28

Primary

Examiner

Karen S Acker

Assistant Examiner WendyArminio

D5/30,

32,

44, 53, 56,

5842;

D6/304

(74)

Attorney Agent or Firm

Fish Richardson P.C.

D6/583-585, 587, 589-591,598, 599

(57) LAIM

D6/620;

D19/1,

5;

D25/138, 51; D2/505

The

ornamental design

for

a

portion

of

a

slab,

as

shown

and

D2/506;

2/207,

900;

5/208;

28/143,

50

described.

28/160,

63;

112/401,416,

439; 428/6

DESCRIPTION

428/15,

32,

66.5, 85, 91, 51-153, 87

4281190, 542.2, 542.6; 442/408

The

file

of

this

patent

contains t

least

one

drawing/photo-

graph xecuted n olor. Copies of

this patent with olor

CPC

..........

B31F

/07;

B32B

31266;

B32B

51024;

drawing(s)/photograph(s)willbeprovidedbytheOfficeupon

B44F 1/00; B44F 102; B44F /08; B44F

request

and

payment

of

the

necessary

fee.

1/10; B44F

5/00; 44F

7/00;

B44F

9/00;

The

sole

FIGURE

is

a top

plan

view

of

a

portion

of

a

lab

B44F

9/04;

D03D /00; D04H

1/00;

D10B

showing

our

new

design.

2503/04; D21H

27/02

1

Claim,

1

Drawing

Sheet

See

application

file

for

complete

search

history.

(1

of

I

Drawing Sheet s) Filed in Color)



38/60

US

D737,576

S

Page 2

(56) References

Cited D676,979

2/2013

anales

et

al.

D679,099

4/2013 ohnsonetal.

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

D685,999

S

7/2013

ohnson et al.

D693,583

11/2013

eorgevitch

4,877,656

10/1989 askin ...........................

428/15

D697,319

1/2014

rookmanetal.

5,023,130

A

6/1991

impson

et

al.

D700,440 3/2014

ohnston

5,354,596

A

10/1994

hewetal.

D705,455

*

5/2014 hoietal

....................

D25/151

D370,350

6/1996 padacini

D712,665

*

9/2014

rzeskowiaketal

...........

D5/44

5,556,671 9/1996 iuraetal.

D712,667

9/2014

rzeskowiaketal.

5,927,034

A

*

7/1999

ole

..............................

52/391

D712,671

*

9/2014 rzeskowiaketal...........

D5/44

D453,629

2/2002

raker

D714,559

*

10/2014

cCuaig

........................

D5/44

D484,707

1/2004

raker

D715,562 * 10/2014

eamer

...........................

D5/44

D501,091

1/2005

cGahee

D715,564 * 10/2014

eamer

...........................

D5/44

D525,434

7/2006

angmrn

D716,561 * 11/2014

eamer ...........................

D5/44

D557,902

12/2007 arrish

D724,055 * 3/2015 ice

............................

D14/216

D560,915 2/2008

ryeetal.

2004/0209009

1

10/2004

psommeretal.

2013/0137810

I*

/2013

hin .............................

24/437

D610,269

/2010

anales

.....................

25/138

2013/0168607 I* /2013 eeetal..................

52/301.36

D615,762

5/2010 immel

D631,670

2/2011

ackson

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

D653,357

* 1/2012

artinetal.................

D25/138

D655,094

3/2012

ey

Cambria

2011

Collection,

2011,

26

pages.

D656,323

3/2012

eronimo

Cambria

2014

Collection, 2014,

42

pages.

D663,959

7/2012 rookman

D670,085 11/2012

rookmanetal.

*

citedby

examiner



39/60

U.S. Patent

Sep.

1,

2015

U

D737,576

S



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IS

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HERETO

IS A TRUE COPY FROM

THE

RECORDS OF THIS

OFFICE

OF:

U.S. PATENT:

737 577

ISSUE

DATE:

eptember

01

2015

By Authority of the

Under

Secretary

of Commerce for Intellectual

Property

and Director of the

United

States

Patent

and Trademark Office

Certifying

Officer



43/60

US00D737577S

1 2 United

States

Design

Patent l o P a t e n t

N o . :

US D737 ,577 S

Davis

et

al .

4 5 ) Date

of

Patent:

**

ep .

1 ,

2015

(54)

PORTION

OF A SLAB

(56)

References

Cited

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

(71)

Applicant: Cambria Company LLC,

Eden

Prairie,

MN

q_IS)

1,344,570

6/1920 arren

D67,245

5/1925

lmer

(72)

Inventors:

artin

E.

Davis, Excelsior, MN

(US);

1,596,482

8/1926 wen

D90,466

8/1933 illheim

Jon

Louis

Grzeskowiak,

II, Prior Lake,

2,507,020

*

5/1950

ullmer

et

al................

428/148

MN

US);

Summer

Lane

Kath,

Eden

D162,280

3/1951

arash

2,693,658

*

11/1954

obis ..........................

118/120

Prairie, MN 0_IS)

D190,647

*

6/1961 llen

..........................

D25/163

3,515,619 6/1970

arnette

(73)

Assignee:

ambria

Company

LLC,

Eden

Prairie,

D232,595 8/1974 illard

4,248,652

2/198 ivardi

et

al.

MN (US)

4,342,805 8/1982 cCartney

5,023,130

6/1991

impsonet

al.

(**)

Term:

14

Years

5,354,596

10/1994

hew

et

al.

D370,350

6/1996

padacini

5,556,671

9/1996

iura

et al.

(21)

Appl. No.: 9/474,415

5,693,141

*

12/1997 ramont

......................

118/211

(Continued)

(22)

Filed:

Sep. 12, 21)14

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

51)

LOC 10) CI

.................................................

05-06

Cambria 2010

Collection,

44 pages.

(52)

U.S. CI.

(Continued)

USPC

............................................................

D5/44

(58)

Field

of

Classification

Search

Primary Examiner

Karen

SAcker

USPC

...........

D5/1, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16,

21,

24, 26-28,

Assistant

Examiner Wendy

Arminio

D5/30,

32,

44, 53, 56,

58~52;

D6/304,

(74) ttorney Agent or

Firm Fish &Richardson P.C.

D6/583-585,

587, 589-591,598, 599,

(57)

CLAIM

The

ornamental

design

for a

portion

of

a slab,

as

shown and

D6/620;

D19/1, 5;

D25/138,

151;

D2/505,

described.

D2/506;

2/207,

900;

15/208;

28/143,

150,

DESCRIPTION

28/160,

163;

112/401,416,

439;

428/6,

428/15,

32, 66.5, 85, 91,151-153, 187,

The

file of this patent contains

at

east

one drawing/photo-

428/190, 542.2,

542.6;

442/408

graph executed n

color.

opies

f

this patent with

color

drawing(s)/photograph(s)

will be

provided

by

the

Officeupon

CPC

..........

B31F

1/07; 32B

3/266;

32B

5/024;

request

and

payment

of

the

necessary

fee.

B44F

1/00; 44F 1/02; 44F 1/08; 44F

The

sole

FIGURE

is a

top

plan view of a portion

of

a slab

1/10; 44F

5/00; 44F 7/00;

44F 9/00;

showing ournew design.

B44F 9/04; 03D

1/00; 04H

1/00;

10B

The

portion

of

a

slab

is

flat.

2503/04; 21H 27/02

1

Claim, 1

Drawing Sheet

See

application

file

for complete

search

history.

(1

of

I

Drawing Sheet s) Filed

in

Color)



44/60

US

D737,577 S

Page 2

56)

References Cited

D685,999

7/2013

ohnson

et

al.

D693,583

11/2013 eorgevitch

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

D697,319 1/2014

rookmanetal.

D700,440

3/2014

ohnston

D453,629

2/2002

raker

D705,455

*

5/2014

hoietal

....................

D25/151

6,531,009

BI*

3/2003

rior

..............................

156/63

D712,665

*

9/2014

rzeskowiaketal

...........

D5/44

1M84,707

1/2004

raker

D712,667 *

9/2014

rzeskowiaketal

...........

D5/44

D501,091

1/2005

cGahee

D712,671

* 9/2014 rzeskowiaketal........... D5/44

6,933,023

2*

8/2005

lausenetal

..................

428/17

D713,154

* 9/2014

rzeskowiaketal........... D5/44

6,946,508

B2* 9/2005

ukawaetal

................

524/401

D714,559

*

10/2014 cCuaig

........................

D5/44

D525,434

7/2006

angrum

D715,562 * 10/2014

eamer

...........................

D5/44

D557,902

12/2007 arrish

D715,563 * 10/2014 eamer ...........................

D5/44

D560,915

2/2008 ~eetal.

D715,564 *

10/2014 eamer ........................... D5/44

D610,269

*

2/2010 anales

......................

D25/138

D716,560

*

11/2014

Boghosian

......................

D5/43

D615,762

5/2010

immel

D724,055

*

3/2015 Tice

............................

D14/216

D631,670

2/2011

ackson

2004/0209009 1

10/2004

Opsommeretal.

D641,557

*

7/2011 alenteetal....................

D5/62

2013/0137810

I*

5/2013

Shin

.............................

524/437

D653,357

*

1/2012

artinetal.................

D25/138

D655,094

3/2012

ey

OTHER

PUBLICATIONS

D656,323

3/2012

eronimo

D663,959

7/2012

rookman

Cambria2011

Collection, 26

pages.

D670,085

11/2012

rookman

et

al.

Cambria

2014

Collection,

42

pages.

D676,979

2/2013

anales et al.

D679,099

4/2013

ohnsonetal.

*

cited

by

examiner



45/60

U.S. Patent

Sep. 1 ,

2015

US D737,577 S



46/60



47/60



48/60



49/60

D

7 697 8

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STATES DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE

United

States

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February

10,

2016

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IS TO

CERTIFY

THAT ANNEXED HERETO

IS

A TRUE COPY

FROM

THE

RECORDS OF THIS

OFFICE

OF:

U.S. PATENT:

738 630

ISSUE DATE: eptember 15

2015

By Authority of

the

Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property

and

Director

of

the

United Sta~

P~flat

and

Trade~grk

Office

Cer~ing Officer



50/60

US00D738630S

1 2

United

States

Design

Patent l O P a t e n t N o . :

US D 7 3 8 , 6 3 0 S

Grzeskowiak,

II

et

al .

4 5 )

Date of

Patent:

**

ep .

15, 2015

(54)

ORTION OF

A

SLAB

D121,355

7/1940

uhl

...............................

D5/62

D124,284

12/1940

ltarsh

...........................

D5/62

(71)

Applicant: ambria Company LLC,

Eden

Prairie,

D124,945

1/1941

eldman .......................

D6/582

3,159,525

12/1964

inger

..........................

428/152

MN

(US)

D234,646

*

3/1975

ugent ...........................

D5/62

D244,804 *

6/1977 ies ................................

D5/53

(72)

Inventors: onLouisGrzeskowiak,

II,

PriorLake,

D253,434

*

11/1979

ittmanetal..................

D5/53

MN (US);

Summer Lane Kath, Eden

4,248,652

*

2/1981

Civardi

et

al

.................

156/219

13441,467

*

5/2001

Boone .........................

D25/163

Prairie, MN

(US);

Martin

E.

Davis,

D453,629

2/2002

Kraker

Excelsior,

MN (US)

D455,221

* 4/2002

Smith

.........................

D25/152

D474,897

*

5/2003

Clausen

et

al...................

D5/62

(73)

Assignee: ambria Company LLC,

Eden

Prairie,

1)484,707

1/2004

Kraker

D485,078

*

1/2004

Tuso

D5/62

MN

(US)

D486,922

* 2/2004

Baxter ........................

D25/163

6,737,148 I*

5/2004

Smith ..........................

428/131

(**)

Term: 14 Years

D572,846

7/2008 Parket al.....................

D25/151

D582,061

12/2008

Parketal.....................

D25/151

(21)

Appl.

No.:

9/442,516

(Continued)

(22)

Filed:

Mar. 15,

2013

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

51 )

L O C 10 ) C l .................................................

05-06

Cambria

Color ParysTM The Jewel CollectionTM Sample Book,

Vet-

(52)

U.S.

CI.

sion

11A-0324,

printed Apr.

21,

2011,

22

pages.

USPC

............................................................

D5/44

Continued)

(58) ield o Classification Search

USPC

...........

D5/4,

6,

8, 1, 6, 9,

43,

44, 46, 47,

D5/48, 53, 56, 57, 60-64, 66,

99;

D6/602,

Primary xaminer

Karen

S Acker

D6/612,

613, 617;

D19/1,

5; D25/138;

(74) ttorney Agent orFirm Fish

&

Richardson

P.C.

2/900;

15/208;

28/143,

50,

160,

163;

(57)

CLAIM

112/401,416,

439;

428/15,

32,

66.5,

The

ornamental design

for

a

portion

of

a

slab,

as

hown

and

428/85, 91,151,152, 153,

87,

190, 542.2,

described.

428/542.6; 442/408

CPC

..........

B31F

1/07;

32B 3/266;

32B

5/024;

DESCRIPTION

B44F

1/00;

44F

1/08;

44F

5/00;

44F

9/00; 44F

9/04;

03D

1/00;

04H

1/00;

The

file of

this

patent

contains

at east one drawing/photo-

D10B

2503/04;

21H

27/02

graph

executed

n olor.

opies

f

this

patent

with color

See

application

file

for complete search history,

drawing(s)/photograph(s)

will

be

provided by the

Officeupon

request

and

payment

of

the

necessary

fee.

(56)

References

Cited

The sole FIGURE is a top plan

view

of

a

portion

of

a lab,

U.S.

PATENT

DOCUMENTS

showing

our new

design.

The

portion

of

a slab

is

fiat.

D49,423

7/1916

lliot ..............................

D5/62

1

Claim, 1

Drawing Sheet

Dl11,124

8/1938

afner

............................

D5/47

(1 of 1 Drawing Sheet s)

Filed

in

Color



51/60

US

D738,630

S

Page 2

(56)

References Cited

2013/0157012

I*

/2013 inetal.......................

428/1

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