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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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OYO BOX CORP.,
Plaintiff,
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BEY-BERK
INTERNATLO Li
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Defendant.
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COMPLAINT
ECF CASE
JURY DEMANDED
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Plaintiff, by its attorneys,
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its Complaint against the defendant, alleges:
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1 This is an action for design patent infringement arising under the patent laws
of
the
United States,
35
U.S.C.
§§
1
et seq
This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§1331 and 1338 a).
2 This Court has personal jurisdiction over the Defendant for at least the following
reasons: i) Defendant has committed acts of patent infringement and/or contributed to or induced
acts of
patent infringement by others in this District and elsewhere in the State
ofNew
York and the
United States; and ii) Defendant regularly does business or solicits business, engages in other
persistent courses
of
conduct, and/or derives substantial revenue from products and/or services
provided to individuals in this District and in this State.
3
Venue is also conferred on this Court, and is otherwise proper in this judicial district,
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pursuant
to§§
1391(b)(2) and (b)(3), 1391(c)(2) and 1391(d) because, upon information and belief,
Defendant does business in the State
of
New York, has committed acts
of
infringement in this State
and in this District, and is subject to personal jurisdiction in this District, and, upon information and
•
belief, § 1400(b
.
THE P RTIES
4.
Plaintiff Oyo Box Corp. (hereinafter Oyo Box or Plaintiff Oyo Box ), is a
domestic business corporation organized and existing under the laws of he State
ofNew
York, with
an office and principal, regular and established place
of
business at 34 East
ih
Street,
3rd
Floor,
New York, New York 10065.
5. Upon information and belief, Defendant Bey-Berk International, Inc. (hereinafter
Bey-Berk or Defendant Bey-Berk ) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of he
State of California, with an office and principal, regular and established place ofbusiness at 9145
Deering Avenue, Chatsworth,
CA
91311. Upon information and belief, Bey-Berk imports into the
United States, offers for sale, sells, and/or uses in the United States decorative furniture and
accessories for the home and office.
B CKGROUND F CTS
6. Plaintiff Oyo Box is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to U.S. Design
Patent No. D723,801, entitled EYEWEAR HOLDER, issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office on March 10,2015 (hereinafter the '801 Design Patent ). A copy of he '801 Design Patent
is attached as Exhibit A.
7. Plaintiff Oyo Box produces, advertises and sells eyewear holders made in accordance
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with the design
of
the '801 Design Patent in and across the United States.
8.
Bey-Berk has been advertising, selling, and offering for sale eyewear holders under, at
least, their item numbers BB664BRL, BB664RED, BB664WHT, BB643BLK, BB673RED, and
BB673BLK to customers in the United States, including customers in the State
ofNew
York, at least
through its website at www.bey-berk.com and, upon information and belief, to retail stores and
wholesalers across the United States, including in the State
ofNew
York. Printouts and screenshots
of the www.bey-berk.com website displaying the products labeled BB664BRL, BB664RED,
BB664WHT, BB643BLK, BB673RED, and BB673BLK (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
Infringing Products ) are attached as Exhibits B-G, respectively.
9.
Bey-Berk has exhibited and offered for sale its goods, including the Infringing
Products, at trade shows in the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
10.
As seen in Exhibits B-D and F, Bey-Berk's website was interactive, allowing
customers in all locations to purchase the Infringing Products on-line and have them shipped to
them.
11.
The Infringing Products copy Oyo
Box s
inventive eyewear holder design and
therefore infringe Oyo
Box s
patent rights in the
80
1 Design Patent.
CAUSE OF ACTION: INFRINGEMENT OF
THE
'801 DESIGN PATENT
12.
Plaintiff Oyo Box repeats and re-alleges paragraphs
1 11
hereof, as
if
fully set forth
herein.
13.
Upon information and belief, Defendant Bey-Berk is directly infringing, inducing
others to infringe, and/or contributing to the infringement
of
the '801 Design Patent by making,
using, selling, and/or offering to sell in the United States, or importing into the United States,
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products whose design is identical to, and/or at least substantially the same as, the design claimed in
the
801 Design Patent, including without limitation, the Infringing Products. A comparison of the
protected design found
on
the copy
of
he 801 Design Patent ofExhibit A hereto against the images
of Defendant Bey-Berk s Infringing Products found in Exhibits B-G hereto, establishes the clear
basis of Plaintiffs claim herein and the infringing activity ofBey-Berk alleged herein.
14. Upon information and belief, Bey-Berk has profited through its infringement ofOyo
Box s
patent rights. As a result
ofBey-Berk s
unlawful infringement
of
he 801 Design Patent, Oyo
Box has suffered and will continue to suffer damage. Oyo Box is entitled to recover from Bey-Berk
the damages suffered by Oyo Box as a result
ofBey-Berk s
unlawful acts.
15. On information and belief, Bey-Berk s infringement of the 801 Design Patent is
willful and deliberate, entitling Oyo Box to enhanced damages and reasonable attorney s fees and
costs.
16. On information and belief, Bey-Berk intends to continue its unlawful infringing
activity, and Oyo Box continues to and will continue to suffer irreparable harm, for which there is no
adequate remedy at law, from such unlawful infringing activity unless Bey-Berk is enjoined by this
Court. Such injunction being proper due, at least, to the actual sales ofPlaintiffs protected eyewear
holders.
JURY DEMAND
17. PlaintiffOyo Box hereby demands a trial by jury.
WHEREFORE Plaintiff demands that:
A
Defendant Bey-Berk be declared to have infringed, induced others to infringe and/or
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committed acts of contributory infringement with respect to the claim of the 80 1 Design Patent as
alleged above;
B Defendant Bey-Berk, its officers, employees, agents, servants, related companies and
all parties acting or attempting to act in active concert or in participation with them or acting on their
behalf, be permanently enjoined from further infringement
of
the 801 Design Patent;
C Defendant Bey-Berk be ordered to account for and pay to Plaintiff Oyo Box all
damages caused to Oyo Box by reason
of
Bey-Berk s infringement of the 80 1 Design Patent in
accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 284;
D Defendant Bey-Berk be ordered to pay treble damages for willful infringement
of
he
801 Design Patent in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 284;
E
This case be declared exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and that PlaintiffOyo Box
be awarded its attorney s fees, expenses, and costs incurred in this Action; and
G
Plaintiff Oyo Box be granted such other and further relief as the Court may deem just.
Dated: a r c h ~ 2015
PERGAMENT GILMAN CEPEDA LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
163 Madison Ave., Suite 110
Morristown,
NJ
07960
(973) 998-7722
(973) 998-7720- fax
and
315 Madison A venue, Suite 901
New York, NY 10017
(212) 807-4171
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JU GE KOFLTI
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 5
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Plaintiff,
Oyo Box Corp.
Case No.
ECF CASE
v
ule 7 1 Statement
Bey-Berk International, Inc.
Defendant.
Pursuant to Federal Rule
of
Civil Procedure
7 1
[formerly Local
General Rule 1.9] and to enable District Judges and Magistrate Judges of the Court
to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal, the undersigned counsel for
Oyo
Box Corp
' • a private non-governmental party)
certifies that the following are corporate parents, affiliates and/or subsidiaries
of
said party, which are publicly held.
No such entities exist.
Date:
Attorney Bar Code: MG7608
Form Rule?
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SDNY Web 10/2007
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Plaintiff,
Oyo Box Corp.
Case No.ECF
CASE
ule 7 1 Statement
Bey-Berk International, Inc.
Defendant.
Pursuant to Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure
7 1
[formerly Local
General Rule 1.9] and to enable District Judges and Magistrate Judges of the Court
to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal, the undersigned counsel for
Oyo ox Corp a private non-governmental party)
certifies that the following are corporate parents, affiliates and/ or subsidiaries
of
said party, which are publicly held.
No
such entities exist. .
Date
Attorney Bar Code MG7608