马尼托瓦克MANITOWOC CRANES对三一SANY的起诉状郑律师搜集和整理.docx

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马尼托瓦克MANITOWOCCRANES对三一SANY的起诉状郑律师搜集和整理

INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT

FORTHEEASTERNDISTRICTOFWISCONSIN

GREENBAYDIVISION___________________________________________________________________

MANITOWOCCRANES,LLC

Plaintiff,

-vs-

SANYAMERICA,INC.andSANYHEAVYINDUSTRYCO.,LTD

Defendants.

JURYTRIALDEMANDED

___________________________________________________________________

COMPLAINTFORPATENTINFRINGEMENTANDMISAPPROPRIATIONOFTRADESECRETSANDJURYDEMAND

___________________________________________________________________

Plaintiff,ManitowocCranes,LLC（"ManitowocCranes"）allegesthefollowing:

I.PARTIES

1.ManitowocCranesisaWisconsinlimitedliabilitycompanywithitsheadquartersat2401South30thStreet,Manitowoc,WI54221-0070.

2.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmerica,Inc.（SanyAmerica）isaDelawarecorporationwithitsheadquartersat318CooperCircle,PeachtreeCity,GA30269.

3.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryCo.,Ltd.（SanyHeavyIndustry）isaChineseCorporationwithitsheadquartersatSanyIndustryTown,EconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentZone,Changsha,HunanProvince,China.

4.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmericahasdoneandcontinuestodobusinessintheStateofWisconsin,includingtheEasternDistrict,by,amongotherthings,committingacts,eitherbyitselforthroughintermediaries,thatconstitutemisappropriationofthetradesecretsofManitowocCranes.TheSanySCC8500,whichincludestradesecretsmisappropriatedfromManitowocCranes,wasdesigned,inpart,inthisDistrict.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.JohnLanning,formerlyofManitowocCranes,workedoutofhishomeinthisDistricttodesigntheSCC8500.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.LanninghadfrequentcommunicationwithemployeesofSanyAmericaandSanyHeavyIndustryfromthisDistrictwhiledesigningtheSCC8500.Mr.Lanningresidesat2908NorthCountyRoadH,Reedsville,Wisconsin54230.

5.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryhasdoneandcontinuestodobusinessintheStateofWisconsin,includingtheEasternDistrict,by,amongotherthings,committingacts,eitherbyitselforthroughintermediaries,thatconstitutemisappropriationofthetradesecretsofManitowocCranes.TheSanySCC8500,whichincludestradesecretsmisappropriatedfromManitowocCranes,wasdesigned,inpart,inthisDistrict.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.JohnLanning,formerlyofManitowocCranes,workedoutofhishomeinthisDistricttodesigntheSCC8500.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.LanninghadfrequentcommunicationwithemployeesofSanyAmericaandSanyHeavyIndustryfromthisDistrictwhiledesigningtheSCC8500.

II.JURISDICTIONANDVENUE

6.ThejurisdictionofthisCourtisproperunder28U.S.C.§§1331,1332,1338.ThisactionisasuitforpatentinfringementunderthepatentlawsoftheUnitedStates,35U.S.C.§1et.seq.,andformisappropriationoftradesecretsunderthelawsoftheStateofWisconsin.

7.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmericasellsacranewiththemodelnumber,SCC8500.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.JohnLanningmisappropriatedtradesecretsofManitowocCranesforuseindesigningtheSCC8500.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmericahasmisappropriatedtradesecretsintheEasternDistrictofWisconsin.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmericahasdonebusinessintheEasternDistricteitherdirectlyorthroughintermediaries.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyAmericahascommittedthetortofmisappropriationoftradesecretsintheEasternDistrict.Inaddition,uponinformationandbelief,asubstantialpartoftheeventsoromissionsgivingrisetotheclaimsofManitowocCranesoccurredintheEasternDistrict.Accordingly,DefendantSanyAmericaresidesintheEasternDistrictastheterm"reside"isdefinedin28U.S.C.§1391（c）and,venueintheEasternDistrictisproperunder28U.S.C.§§1391（b）

（1）,（b）

（2）,and1400（b）.

8.DefendantSanyAmericaissubjecttopersonaljurisdictioninWisconsinandtheEasternDistrict.

9.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustrymanufacturesandsellsforimportintotheUnitedStatestheSCC8500crane.Uponinformationandbelief,Mr.JohnLanningmisappropriatedtradesecretsofManitowocCranesforuseindesigningtheSCC8500.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryhasmisappropriatedtradesecretsintheEasternDistrictofWisconsin.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryhasdonebusinessintheEasternDistricteitherdirectlyorthroughintermediaries.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryhascommittedthetortofmisappropriationoftradesecretsintheEasternDistrict.Inaddition,uponinformationandbelief,asubstantialpartoftheeventsoromissionsgivingrisetotheclaimsofManitowocCranesoccurredintheEasternDistrict.Accordingly,DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryresidesintheEasternDistrictastheterm"reside"isdefinedin28U.S.C.§1391（c）and,venueintheEasternDistrictisproperunder28U.S.C.§§1391（b）

（1）,（b）

（2）,and1400（b）.Inthealternative,SanyHeavyIndustriesisnotresidentintheUnitedStatesandmaybesuedinthisDistrictunder28U.S.C.§1391（c）（3）.

10.DefendantSanyHeavyIndustryissubjecttopersonaljurisdictioninWisconsinandtheEasternDistrict.

III.INFRINGEMENTOFUNITEDSTATESPATENTNO.7,546,928

11.UnitedStatesPatentNo.7,546,928,onwhichDavidJ.PechandKennethJ.Porubcanskyarelistedastheinventors,（the'928Patent）wasdulyandlegallyissuedonJune16,2009,bytheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice.ManitowocCranesistheownerbyassignmentofthe'928Patent.

12.The'928Patentdescribesnovelmobileliftcranesandmethodsforoperatingmobileliftcranes.

13.Defendants,withoutpermissionofManitowocCranes,havebeenandstillareinfringingoneormoreclaimsofthe'928Patentasinfringementisdefinedby35U.S.C.§271bymaking,selling,offeringforsale,usingand/orimportingcrawlercranes,includingatleasttheSCC8500Crane（theInfringingProducts）.ManitowocCranesrequestsanawardofitsactualdamagescausedbysuchinfringementpursuantto35U.S.C.§284.

14.Defendantshadknowledgeofthe‘928PatentatleastasearlyasJanuary,2010,whenMr.JohnLanningjoinedSanyAmerica.Mr.Lanninghadknowledgeofthe‘928PatentpriortothatdateinhisroleasapatentliaisonbetweentheinventorsandoutsidecounselwhileemployedbyManitowocCranes.

15.Defendantshadnoticeofthe‘928Patentnolaterthanthedateuponwhichtheyreceivedthiscomplaint.

16.TotheextentthatDefendantshavecontinuedordocontinuetheirinfringingactivitiesafterreceivingnoticeofthe'928Patent,suchinfringementiswillful,entitlingManitowocCranestotherecoveryoftrebledamagespursuantto35U.S.C.§284.Inaddition,thisisan"exceptionalcase"justifyinganawardofattorneys'feesandcoststoManitowocCranespursuantto35U.S.C.§285.

17.ManitowocCraneshassuffereddamagebyreasonofDefendants’infringementofthe‘928Patent.ManitowocCraneswillcontinuetosufferirreparableharmifDefendantsareallowedtocontinuetheirinfringingactivity.ManitowocCranesbelievesthatDefendantswillcontinuetoinfringethe'928PatentunlessenjoinedbythisCourt.ManitowocCranesrequests,inadditiontoanawardofitsactualdamagesthathaveaccruedtothedateofJudgment,apermanentinjunctionagainstinfringementfromthedateofJudgmentuntilexpirationofthe'928Patent.

18.Defendantshavebeenandstillareinducinginfringementofandcontributorilyinfringingthe‘928Patent.

19.Uponinformationandbelief,Defendantsmade,used,sold,offeredforsale,and/orimportedoneormoreInfringingProductsaftergainingknowledgeofthe‘928Patent.

20.ThecustomersofDefendantsdirectlyinfringethe‘928PatentbymakingliftswithintheUnitedStatesusingtheInfringingProducts（e.g.,theUltraliftconfiguration）.Defendantsknewthatthisactivitybyitscustomersdirectlyinfringedthe‘928Patent,orwerewillfullyblindtothefactthatthisactivitybyitscustomersdirectlyinfringedthe‘928Patent.

21.Defendantsknowinglyandactivelyaidedandabettedthedirectinfringementofthe‘928patentbyofferingforsale,selling,andprovidinginstructionsforuseoftheInfringingProductstothird-partiessuchthatthosethirdpartiesmayusetheInfringingProductsinamannerthatdirectlyinfringesthe‘928Patent.

22.Uponinformationandbelief,Defendantspossessedthespecificintenttoencouragethedirectinfringementofthe‘928Patentbyitscustomers.

23.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantsknowandhaveknownthattheirInfringingProductsareespeciallymadeoradaptedforuseininfringementofthe‘928Patent,thattheInfringingProductsconstituteamaterialpartoftheinvention,andhavenosubstantialnoninfringinguse.TheInfringingProductsarenotstaplearticlesorcommoditiesofcommerce.

IV.INFRINGEMENTOFUNITEDSTATESPATENTNO.7,967,158

24.UnitedStatesPatentNo.7,967,158,onwhichDavidJ.Pech,KennethJ.Porubcansky,AlanE.Pleuss,andJohnM.Lanningarelistedastheinventors,（the'158Patent）wasdulyandlegallyissuedonJune28,2011,bytheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice.ManitowocCranesistheownerbyassignmentofthe'158Patent.

25.The'158Patentdescribesnovelmobileliftcranesandmethodsforoperatingmobileliftcranes.

26.DefendantSanyAmerica,withoutpermissionofManitowocCranes,hasbeenandstillisinfringingoneormoreclaimsofthe'158Patentasinfringementisdefinedby35U.S.C.§271bymaking,selling,offeringf