Case 2:18-cv-01046 Document 1 Filed 02/07/18 Page 1 of 24 Page ID #:1 1 Jon A. Birmingham (CA SBN 271034) FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP 2 21700 Oxnard Street, Suite 1740 3 Woodland Hills, California 91367 Telephone: (818) 715-7025 4 Facsimile: (818) 715-7033 5 Email:
[email protected] 6 7 Attorney for Plaintiff, SPIN MASTER LTD. 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 WESTERN DIVISION 12 SPIN MASTER LTD., Case No.: 2:18-cv-1046_ 13 Plaintiff, 14 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT 15 v. INFRINGEMENT 16 ALPHA GROUP US LLC, DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 17 Defendant. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Complaint for Patent Infringement 1 Case No. 2:18-cv-1046 Case 2:18-cv-01046 Document 1 Filed 02/07/18 Page 2 of 24 Page ID #:2 1 Plaintiff Spin Master Ltd. (“Spin Master”), for its Complaint against Defendant 2 Alpha Group US LLC (“Alpha Group”), alleges as follows: 3 JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4 1. This case arises under the patent laws of the United States, including 35 5 U.S.C. §§ 271 and 281 et seq. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the claims in 6 this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1331 (federal question) and 1338(a) (action arising 7 under the patent laws). 8 2. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Alpha Group because, 9 among other things, Defendant is doing business in the State of California and its principal 10 place of business is in this judicial district.