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Kheper Games v. Packed Party - Complaint
Kheper Games v. Packed Party - Complaint
Kheper Games v. Packed Party - Complaint
15 Plaintiff Kheper Games Inc. (Kheper Games) alleges as follows by way of complaint
16 against Defendant Packed Party Inc. (Packed Party or Defendant):
17 PARTIES
18 1.1 Plaintiff Kheper Games is a Washington corporation whose principal place of
19 business is in Seattle, Washington.
20 1.2 Defendant Packed Party, Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of
21 Delaware with its principal place of business located, upon information and belief, at 17950
22 Preston Road, Suite 980, Dallas, Texas. Upon information and belief, Packed Party is a
23 wholesaler and online retailer with an interactive website selling party and event products,
24 including a product it calls Disco Drink, to retailers and consumers throughout the United
25 States including within this District.
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 2 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
568600-0001/4834-0165-4091.1
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1 Defendant has or has had the Disco Drink product in at least three national chains.
2 3.7 According to statements by Defendant, Paper Source and Francescas Collections,
3 Inc. are or were customers of Defendant and have purchased the Disco Drink product. It is
4 common knowledge that both Paper Source and Francescas Collections have retail stores
5 located in Seattle and Washington State.
6 3.8 At least one individual has purchased the Disco Drink online and had the
7 infringing item shipped to their residence located in this District.
8 3.9 Defendants Disco Drink is also sold online via their own interactive consumer
9 product websites; via Swoozies.com, an interactive consumer product website; and via Ban.do at
10 bando.com, an interactive consumer product website with retailers in this District.
11 3.10 Upon information and belief, Defendant sold the Disco Drink to either
12 twelveNYC or directly to Macys, a national retailer, and it was sold in Macys stores nationwide
13 during the 2016 holiday season.
14 3.11 Defendant has also engaged in national marketing and press via outlets that are
15 aimed at and reach consumers and retailers in this District such as InStyle, Today (the morning
16 news show), Glamour, Teen Vogue, HuffPost Style, Martha Stewart Weddings, and more.
17 3.12 Packed Party is familiar with Kheper Games and is aware that Kheper Games is
18 based in this District
19 3.13 This Court is the proper venue for this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391(b)(2)
20 and/or (3), and/or 1391(c)(2), and/or 1400(b).
21 STATEMENT OF FACTS
22 4.1 Kheper Games has been part of the Party and Event Supply Trade industry since
23 1995.
24 4.2 In or about 2015, Packed Party entered the market.
25 4.3 Packed Partys Disco Drink is its featured product. It features on its website
26 landing page, and is highlighted in all photos in the Defendants 2017 Wholesale Catalog. The
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 3 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
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1 catalog lists the Disco Drink as the first item, on its own page, and highlights that it is
2 Defendants BEST SELLER!
3 4.4 Kheper Games is the owner of all rights, title, and interest in the 031 patent, a
4 design patent for an ornamental design for a faceted sphere, which was duly and properly
5 issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on October 4, 2016. A copy
6 of the 031 patent is attached as Exhibit A.
7 4.5 The primary feature of Packed Partys Disco Drink is its ornamental design of a
8 faceted sphere.
9 CLAIMS
10 PATENT INFRINGEMENT
11 5.1 Kheper Games realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations of
12 paragraphs 1.1-4.5 of this Complaint as though fully set forth herein.
13 5.2 Upon information and belief, in violation of 35 U.S.C. 271, Defendant is and
14 has been directly infringing, contributing to the infringement of, and/or inducing others to
15 infringe the 031 patent by making, using, selling, and/or offering to sell in the United States, or
16 importing into the United States, products or processes that practice the inventions claimed by
17 the 031 patent, including without limitation the Disco Drink, Original Packed Party Disco
18 Drink Tumbler, and the Original Packed Party Disco Drink.
19 5.3 Kheper Games has been and will continue to be irreparably harmed and damaged
20 by Defendants conduct, and Kheper Games lacks an adequate remedy at law to compensate for
21 this harm and damage.
22 5.4 Upon information and belief, Defendant has gained profit by virtue of their
23 infringement of the 031 patent.
24 5.5 Kheper Games has sustained damages as a direct and proximate result of
25 Defendants infringement of the 031 patent in an amount to be proven at trial.
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 4 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
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1 UNFAIR COMPETITION
2 5.6 Kheper Games realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations of
3 paragraphs 1.1-5.5 of this Complaint as though fully set forth herein.
4 5.7 Upon information and belief, in violation of 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), Packed Party is
5 and has been offering for sale and selling the Disco Drink under the false or misleading
6 description of fact or false or misleading representation of fact as Original Packed Party Disco
7 Drink Tumbler, and the Original Packed Party Disco Drink, and this falsity is likely to cause
8 confusion or mistake, or to deceive.
9 5.8 Upon information and belief, in violation of 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), Packed Party is
10 and has been offering for sale and selling the Disco Drink under the false or misleading
11 description of fact or false or misleading representation of fact as Original Packed Party Disco
12 Drink Tumbler, and the Original Packed Party Disco Drink, in commercial advertising or
13 promotion misrepresented the nature, characteristics, or qualities of the Disco Drink as
14 original.
15 5.9 As a result of these actions, Kheper Games has been injured and Packed Party has
16 violated Chapter 19.86 of the Revised Code of Washington, in particular RCW 19.86.020.
17 5.10 Kheper Games has been and will continue to be irreparably harmed and damaged
18 by Defendants conduct, and Kheper Games lacks an adequate remedy at law to compensate for
19 this harm and damage.
20 5.11 Upon information and belief, Defendant has gained profit by virtue of their
21 actions in violation of federal and state unfair competition laws.
22 5.12 Kheper Games has sustained damages as a direct and proximate result of
23 Defendants violation of federal and state unfair competition laws in an amount to be proven at
24 trial.
25 INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
26 5.13 Kheper Games realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations of
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 5 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
568600-0001/4834-0165-4091.1
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 6 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT - 7 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP
AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599
PIER 70
2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1
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1 Seattle, WA 98121-1128
Tel: (206) 624-8300
2 Fax: (206) 340-9599
Email: mona.mcphee@millernash.com
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AT T OR NE YS AT L AW
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2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0
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JS 44 (Rev. 06/17) CIVIL COVER SHEET
The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff King County, Washington County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number) Attorneys (If Known)
Mona K. McPhee, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Pier 70, 2801 Chris Holland, Holland Law LLP, 220 Montgomery Street, Suite 800,
Alaskan Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98121, (206) 624-8300 San Francisco, California 94104
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(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant)
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of Business In This State
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Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III) of Business In Another State
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Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) or 60 days if you
are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney,
whose name and address are: Mona McPhee
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Pier 70 ~ 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98121
If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date:
Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
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PROOF OF SERVICE
(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
I left the summons at the individuals residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date) , and mailed a copy to the individuals last known address; or
Other (specify):
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My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ 0.00 .
Date:
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