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[email protected] Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Tel.: (213) 443-3000 Fax: (213) 443-3100 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson America, Inc., and Epson Portland Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, a Japan corporation; EPSON AMERICA, Case No. 18-cv-5036 INC., a California corporation; and EPSON PORTLAND INC., an Oregon corporation, Plaintiffs, COMPLAINT FOR: PATENT INFRINGEMENT v. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL FTRADE INC., a New York corporation, d/b/a Valuetoner; GPC TRADING CO., LIMITED, A Hong Kong, China company d/b/a GPC Image; and WEI FENG LI, an individual, d/b/a Valuetone, LxTek, Uniwork, wel-image, and e-jet, Defendants. PAGE 1 – COMPLAINT Case 1:18-cv-05036 Document 1 Filed 09/05/18 Page 2 of 55 PageID #: 2 Plaintiffs Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson America, Inc., and Epson Portland Inc., (collectively, "Epson"), for their Complaint herein, allege as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is an action for patent infringement of United States Patent No. 6,502,917 ("the '917 patent"), United States Patent No.