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JUN 0 6 2013
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF W. CLERK
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P. S. PRODUCTS, INC., and
BILLY PENNINGTON, Individually PLAINTIFFS
v. Civil Action No.4. \3 w 7:>4a
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.,
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., and
TREY ARCH CORPORATION.
This case assigned to District \(ec
and to Magistrate Judge
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
TO THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT:
COMES NOW the Plaintiffs, P.S. Products, Inc., and Mr. Billy Pennington, individually,
hereafter "Plaintiffs," by and through its attorney, Chris H. Stewart of the Stewart Law Firm,
files this Complaint against the Defendants, Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision Publishing,
Inc., and Treyarch.Corporation, hereafter "Defendants," herein states:
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. This Court retains subject matter jurisdiction as patent infringement raises a
federal question and is proper under 28 U.S.C. 1331.
2. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391, venue in this suit lies in the Eastern District of
Arkansas because the actions which gave rise to the claims presented in this complaint occurred
in Little Rock, Arkansas, within the Eastern District of Arkansas.
3. Additionally, the Eastern District of Arkansas has personal jurisdiction of the
Defendants. Defendants have maintained substantial, continuous and systematic contacts with
the state of Arkansas through its business dealings with customers. Defendants marketed its
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products to retail customer in the state of Arkansas. Specifically, the Defendants have
committed acts of infringement in violation of35 U.S.C. 271 by offering for sale and providing
to customers in the state of Arkansas the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II., which contains
illegal images of the Plaintiffs' United States Letters Patent No. US D561, 294 S. Call of Duty,
Black Ops II was the highest revenue producing video game in 2012 and the Defendants should
reasonably expect to be subject to the Courts in the state of Arkansas. Moreover, Activision
Blizzard, Inc., exercises sufficient control over Activision Publishing, Inc, and Treyarch
Corporation.
4. Additionally, The Eastern District of California has personal jurisdiction of the
Defendants because, among other things, Defendants is engaged in tortuous conduct within the
state of Arkansas and in this District, including placing into commerce products that contain
illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' patent.
PARTIES RELEVANT TO
PLAINTIFFS'COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
5. This action is brought by P.S. Products, Inc., and its president, Mr. Billy
Pennington, manufacturers of stun guns and other personal security devices, organized within the
state of Arkansas with its principal headquarters at 3120 Joshua Street, Little Rock, AR 72204.
6. The Defendant, Activision Blizzard, Inc., is a corporation organized existing in
the state of Delaware with its principal place of business at 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa
Monica, California with business activities throughout the United States, on the World Wide
Web and specifically in the state of Arkansas.
7. The Defendant, Activision Publishing, Inc., is a corporation organized existing in
the state of Delaware with its principal place of business at 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa
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Monica, California with business activities throughout the United States, on the World Wide
Web and specifically in the state of Arkansas.
8. The Defendant, Treyarch Corporation is a corporation organized existing in the
state of Delaware with its principal place of business at 3420 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa
Monica, California with business activities throughout the United States, on the World Wide
Web and specifically in the state of Arkansas.
FACTS APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS IN
PLAINTIFFS'COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
9. The Plaintiffs specialize in the manufacture and distribution of stun guns, stun
devices, gun cleaning kits, and other personal protection devices.
10. The Plaintiffs market and sell its patented products through trade specialty shows,
sales associates, retail stores, catalogs and through internet distribution throughout the United
States.
11. On February 5, 2008, United States Letters Patent No. US D561, 294 S, (hereafter
"US D561, 294 S") was issued to the Plaintiffs for a design invention for a stun gun.
12. The Plaintiffs have owned the patent No. US D561, 294 S throughout the period
of the Defendants infringing acts and still owns the patent.
13. The Plaintiffs' products are one of a kind.
14. The Plaintiffs' designs are its own intellectual property. No goods of this design
existed prior to the Plaintiffs' designs and patents.
15. The Plaintiffs are the only holder of patents on products of this kind in the United
States.
16. The Plaintiffs' product, the Zap Blast Knuckle embodies the US D561, 294 S
design patent.
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17. When the Zap Blast Knuckle is operated by a user it produces a 950,000 volt
electrical shock.
18. A user holds the Zap Blast Knuckle as if holding a pair of brass knuckles.
19. The Zap Blast Knuckle is one of the Plaintiffs most sought after and sold
products.
20. The Plaintiffs have complied with the statutory requirement of placing a notice of
the Letters of Patent on all Stun Guns.
21. On information and belief the Plaintiffs learned that the Defendants' video game,
Call of Duty, Black Ops IL for platforms, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Wii and MICROSOFT
WINDOWS, contain illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent.
22. On information and belief, Activision Blizzard, Inc., is a worldwide online, PC,
console, handheld and mobile video game publisher and transacts substantial business, either
directly or through their agents on an ongoing basis in this judicial district.
23. On information and belief, Activision Publishing, Inc., 1s a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., and transacts substantial business, either directly or
through their agents on an ongoing basis in this judicial district.
24. On information and belief, Treyarch Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc., and transacts substantial business, either directly or through their
agents on an ongoing basis in this judicial district.
25. On information and belief, Activision Publishing, Inc., has offered and sold, and
continues to offer and sell, in this judicial district the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II.
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26. On information and belief, Activision Blizzard, Inc., is actively involved in the
management and control of Activision Publishing, Inc., pertaining to the offer for sale and sale of
the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II.
27. On information and belief, Activision Publishing, Inc., holds itself out as the
owner of the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II and its intellectual property.
28. On information and belief, Treyarch Corporation holds itself out as the developer
of the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II and its intellectual property.
29. On information and belief, Activision Blizzard, Inc., represents Activision
Publishing, Inc., to be one of its operating segments and that the Call of Duty, Black Ops II
franchise has generated over $1 billion in revenues to date.
30. On information and belief, the Defendants' video game, Call of Duty, Black Ops
II was the highest grossing sold video game in 2012.
31. Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision Publishing, Inc., and Treyarch Corporation
are collectively referred to herein as "Defendants," and unless specifically stated otherwise, the
acts complained of herein were committed by, and on behalf, and/or for the benefit of all of the
Defendants.
32. The Defendants have sold and continue to sell Call of Duty, Black Ops IL for
platforms, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Wii and MICROSOFT WINDOWS, hereafter, ("platforms") that
contain illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent at retail locations and
on the world wide web throughout the United States.
33. In the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II on and in all platforms a player, via
an avatar, may access weapons called the Combat Suppression Knuckles or Galvaknuckles via
icons that are illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent.
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34. Additionally, the weapons, Combat Suppression Knuckles or Galvaknuckles, that
a player may access through the icons are an illegal copy of the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S
patent.
35. In the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II when a player via an avatar, uses the
weapons called Combat Suppression Knuckles or Galvaknuckles it emits an electrical shock
representing in reality the shock volts produced by the Plaintiffs' product Zap Blast Knuckle
that embodies the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent.
36. In the campaign mode of Call of Duty, Black Ops II, these knuckles appear in the
levels "Karma" and "Odysseus."
37. In the campaign mode of Call of Duty, Black Ops II, a player may use the access
kit perk on these levels, an icon will appear indicating there is a weapons cache available. After
opening the case, the player will immediately see illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US
D561, 294 S patent.
38. The Combat Suppression Knuckles also appear in the "strike force" portions of
the campaign.
39. Galvaknuckles must be purchased in zombie mode. In the game play a player
may acquire the Galvaknuckles by an access through icons that are an illegal copy of the
Plaintiffs' product Zap Blast Knuckle that embodies the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent.
40. The icons that are an illegal copy of the Plaintiffs' product Zap Blast Knuckle
that embodies the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent are found in each of the zombie levels:
Tranzit, Farm, Town, Nuketown Zombies, and Die Rise.
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41. Illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S are contained in the
Defendants' video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platform Xbox stock-keeping unit
number 511997 5
42. Illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S are contained in the
Defendants' video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platform PlayStation 3 stock-keeping
unit number 5119939 ..
43. Illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S are contained in the
Defendants' video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platform Wii stock-keeping unit number
6847331.
44. Illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S are contained in the
Defendants' video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platform MICROSOFT WINDOWS
stock-keeping unit number 5120025.
45. The Defendants' actions have violated 35 U.S.C. 271.
46. The Defendants, intentionally, willfully, and wantonly violated 35 U.S.C. 271.
4 7. The Defendants without authority placed in the stream of commerce and offered
to sell, the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II which contains illegal images that embody the
Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent at retail locations and on the world wide web throughout the
United States.
48. The Defendants without a licensed from the Plaintiffs placed in the stream of
commerce and offered to sell, the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II which contains illegal
images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent at retail locations and on the world
wide web throughout the United States.
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49. The Defendants have infringed and are still infringing the Letters of Patents Nos.
US D561, 294 S by selling the video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II which contains illegal
images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent at retail locations and on the world
wide web throughout the United States and the Defendants will continue to do so unless enjoined
by this Court.
50. The Defendants have been on constructive notice No. US D561, 294 S patent by
at least as early as February 5, 2008 when the patent was issued. Nevertheless, the Defendants
have infringed and continues to infringe the US D561, 294 S patent.
COUNT I
PATENT INFRINGEMENT
51. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference each and every averment contained m
paragraphs 1 through 53 of the Plaintiffs' Complaint, inclusive.
52. On February 5, 2008 United States Patent No. US D561, 294 S was duly and
legally issued to the Plaintiffs for a design invention for a "Stun Gun." The Plaintiffs are the sole
and exclusive owner of the US D561, 294 S patent and holds all rights and interests in the US
D561, 294 S patent. Among other things, the Plaintiffs holds the sole and exclusive rights to
manufacture, use, sell, import and offer to sell under the US D561, 294 S patent and the right to
enforce the US D561, 294 S patent against alleged infringers.
53. The Plaintiffs have complied with any applicable statutory notice requirements by
posting notice of the US D561, 294 S patent on its product, the Zap Blast Knuckle, that
embodies the US D561, 294 S patent.
54. The Defendants have infringed and continues to infringe on the US D561, 294 S
patent by its manufacture, use, sale, importation, licensing and/or offer for sale of its Defendants'
video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platforms, Xbox, Wii, MICROSOFT WINDOWS and
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Playstation 3, that contain illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561, 294 S patent. The
Defendants also have infringed and continues to infringe one or more claims of the US D561,
294 S patent by contributing to and actively inducing others to use, sell, import, and/or offer for
sale its video game Call of Duty, Black Ops II for platforms, Xbox, Wii, MICROSOFT
WINDOWS and Playstation 3, that contain illegal images that embody the Plaintiffs' US D561,
294 S patent. The Defendants are liable for its infringement of the US D561, 294 S patent
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 271.
55. The Defendants acts of infringement have caused damage to the Plaintiffs, and the
Plaintiffs are entitled to recover from the Defendants the damages they have sustained as a result
of the Defendants' wrongful acts in an amount subject to proof at trial. The Plaintiffs have
owned the US D561, 294 S patent throughout the period of the Defendants' infringing acts. The
Defendants' infringement of the Plaintiffs' exclusive rights will continue to damage the
Plaintiffs, causing irreparable harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law, unless
enjoined by this Court.
56. The Defendants have been on constructive notice No. US D561, 294 S patent by
at least as early as February 5, 2008 when the patent was issued. Nevertheless, the Defendants
have infringed and continues to infringe the US D561, 294 S patent.
57. Each such infringement by Defendants constitutes a separate and distinct act of
infringement. Defendants' acts of infringement are willful, in disregard of and with indifference
to the rights of the Plaintiffs.
58. As a direct and proximate cause of the infringement by Defendants, the Plaintiffs
are entitled to reasonable royalties that may be proper under 35 U.S.C. 284 in amounts to be
proven at trial, entitlement to the Defendants' profits that may be proper under 35 U.S.C. 289
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in amounts to be proven at trial, enhanced damages as may be proper under 35 U.S.C. 284 and
a reasonable attorney's fee pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 285.
Therefore, the Plaintiffs demand:
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs prays for judgment against Defendants, as follows:
A. Judgment against the Defendants declaring that the Defendants' actions directly
infringe on the Plaintiffs' patents No. US D561, 294 S;
B. Plaintiffs' reasonable royalties that may be proper under 35 U.S.C. 284 in
amounts to be proven at trial;
C. Plaintiffs entitlement to the Defendants' profits with respect to each patent
infringement in amounts to be proven at trial;
D. Enhanced damages that may be proper under 35 U.S.C. 284 with respect to each
patent infringement for the Defendants' willful infringement;
E. A declaration that the Plaintiffs' case against the Defendants is an exceptional
case pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 285 and therefore subject to attorneys' fees;
F. An award of costs and attorneys' fee to the Plaintiffs; and,
G. Such other relief as the Court deems just and reasonable.
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DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL
Plaintiffs demand a trial by jury as to all claims averred he n that are triable by jury.
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Dated: June5, 2013
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By: Chris H. Stew
Ark. Bar No. 03-222
Attorney for Plaintiffs
904 Garland Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-353-1364
Fax: 501-353-1263
Email: arklaw@comcast.net
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CIVIL COVER SHEET

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The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleading;s or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court Thts form, approved by the Judtctal Conference of the Umted States m September 1974, IS requtred 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)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
P.S. Products, Inc., & Billy Pennington, Individually.
DEFENDANTS
Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision Publishing, Inc. & Treyarch
Corporation
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff ,_P_.,.u,_.la.,s,k,_i_______ _ County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
(EXCEPT IN US PLAINTIFF CASES)
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
Stewart Law Firm
904 Garland Street
Little Rock, AR 72201 PH: 501-353-1364
(IN U.S PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
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