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1WhitleyLegalGroup,P.C.17470NorthPacesetterWay2Scottsdale,AZ85255Tel:(480)393-04043Fax:(480)365-0356jeff@whitleylegalgroup.com
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JeffreyC.Whitley,#019366
5Attorney
for
PlaintiffPuparazziIndustries
of
America,LLC
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UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTDISTRICTOFARIZONA
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PuparazziPetSpa,LLC,anArizona
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limitedliabilitycompany,
VERIFIED
COMPLAINT
(JuryTrialDemanded)CaseNo.:Defendant.Plaintiff,vs.9PuparazziIndustries
of
America,LLC,a)Delawarelimitedliabilitycompany,)
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PlaintiffPuparazziIndustries
of
America,LLC,aDelawarelimitedliabilit
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company("PIA"),byitsundersignedcounsel,foritsComplaintagainstDefendan
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PuparazziPetSpa,LLC("PPS"),herebystatesandallegesasfollows:
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NATUREOFTHEACTION20
1.
ThisactionarisesundertheLanhamAct§43(a),
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U.S.C.§1125(a),an
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furtherincludesnon-federalclaimsoverwhichthisCourthaspendentjurisdiction.
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1THEPARTIES2
2.
PIA,atalltimesrelevanttothisComplaint,wasand
is
alimitedliabilit3companyorganizedandexistingunderthelaws
of
theState
of
Delaware,doingbusines4
in
theState
of
Arizona.
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3.Oninformationandbelief,PPS
is
alimitedliabilitycompanyorganizedan6existingunderthelaws
of
theState
of
Arizona.
On
furtherinformationandbelief,PPS'7principalplace
of
business
is
located
in
Phoenix,Arizona.8JURISDICTIONAND
VENUE
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4.
Jurisdiction
is
properinthisCourtundertheLanhamAct
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U.S.C
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§1125(a),andpursuantto28U.S.C.
§1331
and1338.
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5.
ThisCourthaspersonaljurisdictionovertheDefendantandvenue
is
prope
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inthisjudicialdistrictpursuantto
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U.S.C.§1391(a)and(c).
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ALLEGATIONSCOMMONTOALLCOUNTS
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6.
PIAisacompanythatprovidespetgroomingservicesthroughout
th
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PhoenixMetropolitanArea.
167.
PIA'sservicesareofferedprimarilythroughamobilepetgroomingvan.
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Pictures
of
thevanareattachedhereto
as
Exhibit
A.
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8.
OnthevanareaffixedPIA'sservicemarksPUPARAZZIMOBILEPE
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SPAWandWHEREYOURPET'STHESTAR(the"PuparazziMarks").
209.
PIAhasusedthePuparazziMarkssinceMay
10,
2010inconnectionwit
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petgroomingservicesthroughoutthegreaterPhoenixMetropolitanArea,includingCav
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CreekandNorthPhoenix,Arizona.
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10.
PIAadvertisesitsservicesusingthePuparazziMarksonitswebpage2locatedathttp://www.groomall.com.AttachedheretoasExhibitBareprintouts
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3selectedpagesfromPIA'swebsite.4
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InconjunctionwiththePuparazziMarks,PIAusesbrightpinkandpurpl5coloringonitsvanandwebsite.6
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OnNovember21,2011,PIAappliedforafederaltrademarkregistratio7withtheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfficeforPUPARAZZIMOBILEPE8SPAWfortheservices"Animalgroomingservices;Doggroomingservices;Pe9groomingservices."Suchapplication
is
pending.
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13.
Oninformationandbelief,DefendantPPS
is
currentlyoperatingape
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groomingsalonat
711E.
CarefreeHighway,Suite106,Phoenix,AZ85085usingth
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servicemarksPUPARAZZIPETSPAandEVERYDOG
IS
ASTAR!
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Oninformationandbelief,PPSdidnotbeginofferingsuchservicesunti
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September2011.
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15.
Oninformationandbelief:DefendantPPS
IS
currentlypromotingit
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servicesatthewebsitehttp://www.puparazzipetspa.com.
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16.
Attachedhereto
as
ExhibitC
is
aprintout
of
selectedpagesfro
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Defendant'swebsiteathttp://www.puparazzipetspa.com.
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17.
Attachedhereto
as
ExhibitD
is
aprintout
of
Defendant'sFacebookpag20advertisingitsservices.
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18.
Attachedhereto
as
ExhibitEarepictures
of
Defendant'sstorefron22displayingthePUPARAZZIPET
SP
Amark.
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