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Scott
D.
Eads,
OSB
No.
910400
FlLEIfll
tIPR
1116-190SBC-QRP
SEads@perkinscoie.com
PERKINSCOIE
llp
1120N.W.CouchStreet,TenthFloorPortland,
OR
97209-4128
Telephone:503.727.2000
Facsimile:
503.727.2222
AttorneysforPlaintiff
IcebreakerLimited
UNITED
STATES
DISTRICTCOURT
DISTRICT
OF
OREGON
PORTLAND
DIVISION
ICEBREAKERLIMITED,
a
New
Zealandcorporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
GILMAR
S.P.A.,anItaliancorporation,
Defendant.
Plaintiff,Icebreaker
Limited
("Plaintiff'),
for
its
Complaintagainstdefendant
Gilmar
S.P.A.
("Defendant"),statesand
alleges
as
follows:
NATURE
OF
THEACTION
1.
This
isan
action
for
declaratory
judgment
pursuant
to28
U.S.C.
§§
2201
and
2202.Thisactionarisesunderthetrademarklaws
of
theUnitedStates,including15U.S.C.§§
1114
and
1125.
2.Plaintiff
offers
a
variety
of
merino
wool-basedapparel
products
("Plaintiffs
ApparelGoods")and
operatesretail
stores
selling
such
products
("Plaintiffs
RetailServices").
^VH-
309
BR
COMPLAINTFOR
DECLARATORY
JUDGMENTOFNO
TRADEMARK
INFRINGEMENT
1-
COMPLAINT
FOR
DECLARATORY
JUDGMENT
PerkinsCoie
llp
1120N.W.CouchStreet,TenthFloor
Portland,
OR
97209-4128
Case 3:11-cv-00309-BR Document 1 Filed 03/11/11 Page 1 of 7 Page ID#: 1
Plaintiff
seeks
a
declaratory
judgmentthatithasnot
infringed
and
willnot
infringe
any
trademarkpurportedly
owned
by
Defendant,
a
seller
of
fashionapparel.There
isa
needforsuch
reliefbecauseDefendanthasassertedthatPlaintiffisinfringingandwillinfringeitsrightsin
several
trademarkscontaining
the
term
ICE,and
becauseDefendant
has
formallyopposed
registration
of
Plaintiff
s
ICEBREAKER
trademark,
for
apparelgoods
and
retailstoreservices,
withtheUnitedStatesPatent&TrademarkOffice("USPTO").
PARTIES
3.PlaintiffIcebreakerLimitedisaNewZealandcorporationwithitsUnitedStates
headquarters
at
1330
NW14th
Street,Portland,
Oregon.
4.Oninformationandbelief,DefendantGilmarS.P.A.,isanItaliancorporation
with
its
principalplace
of
business
at
ViaMalpasso
723-725
S.Giovanni,Italy.
JURISDICTIONANDVENUE
5.
The
Court
has
subjectmatter
jurisdiction
over
the
claims
pursuant
to
28
U.S.C.
§§
2201
et
seq.,
28
U.S.C.
§§1331
(federalquestion),
1338(a)
(trademark
action),
and
28
U.S.C.
§
1332.
Venue
is
properunder
28
U.S.C.
§
1391(b)
because,
on
information
and
belief,
plaintiff
resides
inthis
district,
defendant
hasno
businessresidence
inthe
UnitedStates,defendant
sells
its
productsthroughouttheUnitedStatesincluding
in
this
judicial
district,
and
a
substantial
part
ofthe
eventsgiving
risetothe
claimoccurredhere.
BACKGROUND
FACTS
6.Plaintiff
offers
a
variety
of
merinowool-basedapparel
products,
and
operates
retail
storesfeaturingsuchproducts,
under
the
ICEBREAKERtrademark
and
trade
name.
7.PlaintiffhasofferedPlaintiffsApparelGoodsundertheICEBREAKER
trademarkandtradenameintheUnitedStatessinceatleastasearlyas2004,andhasoffered
PlaintiffsRetailServicesundertheICEBREAKERtrademarkandtradenameintheUnitedStatessinceatleastasearlyas2007.
2-
COMPLAINT
FOR
DECLARATORY
JUDGMENT
PerkinsCoie
llp
1120
N.W.
Couch
Street,
Tenth
Floor
91004-0005/LEGAL20400899.1
Portland,
OR
97209-4128
Phone:
503.727.2000
Fax:
503.727.2222
Case 3:11-cv-00309-BR Document 1 Filed 03/11/11 Page 2 of 7 Page ID#: 2
8.Plaintiff
owns
incontestable
federal
registrationno.
1362030
forthemark
ICEBREAKER
&
Design,covering
insulated
footwear,
with
rights
datingback
to
1984.See
ExhibitAattachedhereto.ThatmarkiscurrentlyusedbyPlaintiffslicensee.
9.Plaintiffisthe
owner
of
pending
applications
Serial
No.78683696,76528102,
78683671,77212963and
77212966
(collectively,
Plaintiffs
ICEBREAKERApplications").
See
Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
10.
Defendant
is,on
information
and
belief,
asellerof
fashionapparelproducts,
and
claims
use
and
ownership
of
numerous
trademarkscontaining
the
term
ICE
with
such
products.
11.DefendanthasassertedthatPlaintiffsuse
of
thetrademarkandtradename
ICEBREAKER
infringestrademarkrights
owned
by
Defendant.
Attached
hereto
as
Exhibit
Cis
a
letter
dated
September
1,2005
from
Defendantassertingsuchinfringement.
12.
Beginning
in
2005
and
continuingthrough
2009,
Defendant
hasfiled
with
the
USPTO's
Trademark
Trial
and
Appeal
Board(the
"TTAB")
oppositions
No.
91167875,
91190574,91190567,91192163and
91192164
(collectively,the"Oppositions")to
oppose
Plaintiffs
ICEBREAKER
Applications,
on
priority
and
likelihood
of
confusion
grounds.
13.
Plaintiff
has
filed
petition
No.
92053414(the"Cancellation")
to
cancel
the
following
registrations
(collectively,
the
"Cancellation
Registrations")
forICEmarksownedby
Defendantonnon-useabandonmentgrounds:
Reg.
No.
Mark
Ree.
No.
Mark
Res.
No.
Mark
1850734
ICE1477299
ICEBERG
JEANS1477298
ICEBERG
SPORTICE
3029399
ICEB
2909353
SPORTICE
2518973
HISTORYICEBERG
3303328
ICEICEBABYICEBERG3029400
ICEB
ICEBERG
3-
COMPLAINT
FOR
DECLARATORYJUDGMENT
91004-0005/LEGAL20400899.1
Perkins
Coie
llp
1120N.W.CouchStreet,TenthFloor
Portland,
OR
97209-4128
Phone:503.727.2000
Fax:
503.727.2222
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