Case 5:18-cv-07568 Document 1 Filed 12/17/18 Page 1 of 32 DAVID J. MICLEAN (SBN 115098) 1
[email protected] 2 CARMEN M. AVILES (SBN 251993)
[email protected] 3 DANIELLE MIHALKANIN (SBN 271442)
[email protected] 4 MICLEAN GLEASON LLP 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 310 5 San Mateo, CA 94402 6 Telephone: (650) 684-1181 Facsimile: (650) 684-1182 7 Attorneys for Plaintiff 8 AlterG, Inc. 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ALTERG, INC., a Delaware corporation, Case No. 13 Plaintiff, 14 COMPLAINT FOR: v. 15 (1) PATENT INFRINGEMENT (2) BREACH OF CONTRACT 16 BOOST TREADMILLS LLC, a California Limited (3) TRADE SECRET Liability Company; SEAN WHALEN; MICHAEL MISAPPROPRIATION 17 JAMES BEAN; THOMAS ALLEN; and Does 1 to (18 U.S.C. § 1836) 20, (4) BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY 18 (5) INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT 19 Defendants. (6) INTERFERENCE WITH PROSPECTIVE ECONOMIC 20 ADVANTAGE (7) FALSE ADVERTISING 21 (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)) (8) TRADE LIBEL 22 (9) UNFAIR COMPETITION (B&P § 17200) (10) CONSPIRACY 23 24 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 25 26 27 28 30 31 COMPLAINT – JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Case 5:18-cv-07568 Document 1 Filed 12/17/18 Page 2 of 32 1 Plaintiff AlterG, Inc. brings this action against its former employee Defendants and their new 2 company for the wholesale and intentional infringement and misappropriation of AlterG intellectual 3 property, and breach of confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations. AlterG hereby alleges as 4 follows: 5 PARTIES 6 1. Plaintiff AlterG, Inc. (“AlterG”) is incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware 7 and has a regular and established place of business at 48368 Milmont Drive, Fremont, California 94538.