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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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12 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT
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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
14 XIAMEN JXD ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
CO., LTD. and XIAMEN SUNNYPET
15 PRODUCTS CO., LTD.,
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Defendants.
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COMPLAINT
Case 3:20-cv-07201 Document 1 Filed 10/15/20 Page 2 of 7
1 Plaintiff Yuntek International, Inc. (“Yuntek” or “Plaintiff”), by and through its counsel,
2 hereby brings this action for patent infringement against Xiamen JXD Electronic Commerce Co.,
3 Ltd. and Xiamen Sunnypet Products Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Sunnypet” or “Defendants”), and
4 alleges as follows:
6 1. This is an action for patent infringement arising under the United States Patent Act,
9 6,715,446 B2 (the “ʼ446 Patent”), entitled “Pet Tent,” which Yuntek owns and which was validly
10 issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) on April 6, 2004.
11 PARTIES
12 3. Yuntek is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
13 California, with its principal place of business at 2416 Tripaldi Way, Hayward, California.
14 4. On information and belief, Xiamen JXD Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Xiamen
15 JXD”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China,
16 with its principal place of business at No. 368, Heshan Road, 7th Floor, Huli District, Xiamen City,
20 Republic of China, with its principal place of business at No. 366, Heshan Road, 1st-7th Floors and
21 9th Floor, Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian, People’s Republic of China, and/or No. 368, Heshan
22 Road, 7th Floor, Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian, People’s Republic of China. On information
24 INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT
25 1. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-2(c) and 3-5(b), this is an intellectual property case subject
26 to district-wide assignment. In view of Yuntek’s location in Alameda County, whereas Defendants
27 are foreign companies, Yuntek requests assignment to any of the San Francisco, Oakland, or San
28 Jose Divisions.
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COMPLAINT
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2 2. This lawsuit is a civil action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of
3 the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to at
5 3. The Court also has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 because
6 the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, excluding interest and costs, and this action is between
7 Yuntek, a citizen of the United States, and Defendants, each of which is a citizen of the People’s
8 Republic of China.
9 4. Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(3) and (c)(3) and 1400(b) because
10 Defendants, as foreign defendants, may be sued in any judicial district, including in this District.
11 This District is a convenient forum for resolution of the parties’ disputes set forth herein because,
12 among other things, Yuntek is located in this District and, on information and belief, acts of
14 5. The Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants because, on information and
15 belief, Defendants intentionally directs their infringing activities to the United States and this
16 District, and infringing sales have in fact occurred in the United States and this District, and
17 Defendants have therefore purposefully availed themselves of the privileges and benefits of doing
18 business in the United States and this District in connection with their infringing activities that form
19 the basis of this lawsuit. For example, and among other things, Defendants promote themselves and
20 their products by means of an English language website, and they offer for sale and have sold the
21 infringing products and other products to customers in the United States and this District on
23 6. On information and belief, both Defendants are involved in the manufacturing and/or
24 sale of the accused products. For example, when Yuntek first contacted Sunnypet about its patent
25 infringement in 2018, Yuntek received a response email from a person who listed Xiamen JXD in
26 the email signature. In addition, the Sunnypet website (http://www.sunnypet.com) lists a company
27 address of 7th Floor, No. 368, Heshan Road, Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China. A
28 business records search shows that is the address of Xiamen JXD. Also, on Amazon listings for the
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COMPLAINT
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1 accused products, the seller is identified as Xiamen JXD Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. As for
2 Xiamen Sunnypet, a Google search on its name produces search results with the Sunnypet website
3 at the top with a link that reads “SUNNYPET (XIAMEN) PRODUCTS CO., LTD.” In addition,
4 the Panjiva website identifies Xiamen Sunnypet as the supplier of multiple pet home products
5 imported into the United States. Further, a United States design patent for a pet carrier product, US
7 GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
8 7. Yuntek designs and develops pet homes and carriers, including its Pet Tent product.
9 Yuntek has several patents on these products, including, but not limited to, the ʼ446 Patent.
10 8. The ʼ446 Patent was duly issued by the USPTO on April 6, 2004. Yuntek is, and at
11 all relevant times has been, the sole owner by assignment of all right, title, and interest in and to the
12 ʼ446 Patent.
13 9. The ʼ446 Patent discloses and claims a novel pet carrier that is collapsible, foldable
14 into a compact shape, and lightweight, yet forms a sturdy structure when assembled and is also
16 10. Yuntek sells a Pet Tent product that embodies the inventions of the ʼ446 Patent and
17 which Yuntek has sold for many years. Yuntek also licenses the ʼ446 Patent to another maker of
19 11. Sunnypet has sold and continues to sell one or more products that infringe the ʼ446
20 Patent, including, but not limited to, on www.amazon.com. One example is Sunnypet’s “Petsfit
21 Soft Portable Dog Crate/Cat Crate/Foldable Pet Kennel/Indoor Outdoor Pet Home,” offered for sale
22 in multiple sizes. This product is pictured below, as shown on www.amazon.com (last visited on
23 October 10, 2020). On information and belief, Sunnypet identifies this product and/or other, similar
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COMPLAINT
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1 12. Another infringing product is Sunnypet’s “Petsfit Sturdy Wire Frame Soft Pet Crate,
2 Collapsible for Travel,” offered for sale in multiple sizes. This product is pictured below, as shown
3 on www.amazon.com (last visited on September 11, 2020). On information and belief, Sunnypet
10 discovery in this action. For example, based on images available in Sunnypet Petsfit listings on
11 www.amazon.com as of October 10, 2020, it appears that the ʼ446 Patent is infringed by such
12 products as the “Petsfit Sturdy Wire Frame Soft Pet Crate, Collapsible for Travel,” ASIN
13 B07MC3GKHK. All such products, including those identified in the paragraphs above, are referred
15 14. Yuntek has given Sunnypet written notice of the ʼ446 Patent and Sunnypet’s
16 infringement thereof on multiple occasions since June 2018. Sunnypet responded with a purported
17 non-infringement argument that addressed only one of multiple accused products and ignored basic
18 principles of applicable patent law. For example, Sunnypet compared the product to figures in the
20 COUNT I
21 (Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,715,446)
22 15. Yuntek incorporates by reference the allegations of paragraphs 1-18 above, inclusive,
24 16. Yuntek owns the ʼ446 Patent, which duly issued on April 6, 2004 and is presumed
25 by law to be valid and enforceable. Yuntek has owned the ʼ446 Patent continuously since its
26 issuance.
27 17. Sunnypet has infringed and continues to infringe one or more claims of the ʼ446
28 Patent, including, but not limited to, claim 6, by importing the Accused Products into the United
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COMPLAINT
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1 States, selling them in the United States, and offering them for sale in the United States, without a
3 18. Sunnypet has indirectly infringed and continues to indirectly infringe one or more
4 claims of the ʼ446 Patent, including, but not limited to, claim 6, by inducing the infringement by
5 others in the United States, including, but not limited to, Sunnypet’s customers who purchase and/or
6 use the Accused Products in the United States, without a license or other permission from Yuntek.
8 www.amazon.com and other websites through which customers in the United States may purchase
9 the products, delivering the Accused Products to customers in the United States, and providing such
10 customers with instructions for use of the Accused Products on the websites and with the deliveries.
11 20. Since at least June 2018, Sunnypet has engaged in acts of inducement knowing of
12 the ʼ446 Patent and knowing that the induced acts constitute infringement of the ʼ446 Patent.
13 21. Since at least June 2018, Sunnypet’s infringement of the ʼ446 Patent has been willful
14 in view of Pet Life’s actual knowledge of the ʼ446 Patent, Yuntek’s accusations of infringement,
18 determined through discovery. On information and belief, Yuntek has suffered lost revenue and is
19 entitled, at a minimum, to a reasonable royalty on Sunnypet’s infringing sales and other acts,
20 together with prejudgment and post-judgment interest. The harm suffered by Yuntek is irreparable,
22 23. This is an exceptional case such that Yuntek is entitled to recover its reasonable
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COMPLAINT
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2 infringement and any future infringement up to the date that Sunnypet is finally and permanently
9 divisions, successors, and assigns, their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, and
10 those acting in privity or concert with any of them, from further acts of direct or indirect
12 8. Such other relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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Plaintiff Yuntek International, Inc. hereby demands a trial by jury of all issues so triable.
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DATED: October 15, 2020 RIMON, P.C.
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