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1178220-v1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION

P.S. PRODUCTS, INC. and PLAINTIFFS
BILLY PENNINGTON, Individually

V. Case No. 4:13-cv-342-KGB

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., DEFENDANTS
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., and
TREYARCH CORPORATION

DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER RULE 12(B)(6)
Defendants Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision Publishing, Inc., and Treyarch
Corporation (Defendants) respectfully move for dismissal of Plaintiffs P.S. Products, Inc. and
Billy Penningtons (Plaintiffs) complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and state the following grounds:
1. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants have infringed U.S. Patent No. D561,294, which
covers an ornamental design of a stun gun.
2. Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim because they cannot meet the necessary test
to prove design patent infringement as a matter of law.
3. Defendants support this motion with a contemporaneously filed memorandum
brief.
4. WHEREFORE, Defendants Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision Publishing, Inc.,
and Treyarch Corporation respectfully request that the Court dismiss Plaintiffs P.S. Products,
Inc. and Billy Penningtons complaint with prejudice, along with all other proper relief.


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WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS LLP
200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3699
(501) 371-0808
Fax: (501) 376-9442
E-mail: bglasgow@wlj.com


By /s/ Richard Blakely Glasgow
Richard Blakely Glasgow (2009157)

Attorneys for Activision Blizzard, Inc., Activision
Publishing, Inc., and Treyarch Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On July 18, 2013, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the
CM/ECF system, which served a copy on the following through notice of electronic filing:

STEWART LAW FIRM
Chris H. Stewart
904 Garland Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 353-1364
arklaw@comcast.net

Attorneys for P.S. Products, Inc. and
Billy Pennington


/s/ Richard Blakely Glasgow





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EXHIBIT A
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111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
c12) United States Design Patent
Pennington
(54) STUN GUN
(76) Inventor: Billy Pennington, 414 S. Pulaski St.,
Suite 1, Little Rock, AR (US) 72201
(**) Term: 14 Years
(21) Appl. No.: 29/282,235
(22) Filed: Jul. 14, 2007
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 29/247,836,
filed on Jul. 14, 2006, now Pat. No. Des. 561,294.
(51) LOC (8) Cl. .................................................. 22-02
(52) U.S. Cl. ..................................................... D22/117
(58) Field of Classification Search ................ D22/117,
(56)
D22/118, 199, 105; 42/1.08; 222/175, 183;
361/232
See application file for complete search history.
References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
D351,639 s
6,256,916 B1
6,636,412 B2
6,807,762 B1
10/1994 Su
7/2001 McNulty
10/2003 Smith
10/2004 Edwards
USOOD576246S
(10) Patent No.:
(45) Date of Patent:
US D576,246 S
** Sep. 2, 2008
D530,777 S *
D539,376 S *
D539,866 S *
D552,207 S *
10/2006 Rhee ......................... D22/117
3/2007 Rhee ......................... D22/117
4/2007 Rhee ......................... D22/117
10/2007 Rhee ......................... D22/117
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner-Catherine R Oliver
(57) CLAIM
The ornamental design for a stun gun, as shown and
described.
DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 is a front perspective of a stun gun showing my new
design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view;
FIG. 5 is a right elevation view;
FIG. 6 is a left elevation view;
FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of
a stun gun.
1 Claim, 4 Drawing Sheets
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U.S. Patent Sep.2,2008 Sheet 1 of 4 US D576,246 S
FIG. 1
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U.S. Patent Sep.2,2008 Sheet 2 of 4 US D576,246 S
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FIG. 5
FIG. 6
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U.S. Patent Sep.2,2008 Sheet 3 of 4 US D576,246 S
FIG. 7
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V.s. Patent
Sep.2,2008
Sheet 4 of 4
VS D576,246 S
FIG. 8















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