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LEMOINE LAW FIRM

1631 NE Br~adway Street, Box 722
Portland, OR 97232
Tel: (503) 799-9745
eFax: (213) 402-3812
ganolemoine@lemoinefinn.com
www .lemoinefinn.com
April 6, 2015
Microdaq.co~

LTD.

879 Maple Street

P.O. box439
Contoocook, NH 03229
ATTN: CEO I LEGAL DEPARTMENT

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VIA
MAIL, and
U.S. Certified Mail, return
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Robert R. Howard III

I 0 Main Street
Henniker, NH 03242
VIA U.S. MAIL, and
ATTN: REGISTERED AGENT for Service of U.S. Certified Mail, return
Process for Microdaq.com, LTD. (Per NB Sec. of
receipt requested.
State records)

RE:

Control Solutions, Inc., v. Microdaq.co~ Inc.

Civil Case No.: 15CV08320
Circuit Court of the State or Oregon, Columbia County

Service of Process
Dear Sir or Madame:
Pursuant to Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure enclosed is the SUM:MONS and
COMPLAINT in the above referenced matter, filed April 3, 2015.

Enclosures:

SUMMO S
COMPLAINT

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT QF THE STATE OF OREGON

COUNTY OF COLUMBIA

CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC.,

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879 Maple Street

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Contoocook, NH 03229

You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in
the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this
summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof
Plaintiff(s) will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT:
READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

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You must "appear" in this case or the other side will win
automatically. To "appear" you must file with the court a legal paper
called a "motion" or "answer." The "motion" or "answer" must be
given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with
the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of
service on the plaintiffs attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an
attorney, proof of service upon the plaintiff.

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If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately.

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SUMMONS

L EMOINE LAW FIRM

1631 NE Broadway Street, Box 722

Portland, OR 97232
(503) 799-9745
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If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon
State
Bar's
Lawyer
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online
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www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the
Portland Metropolitan area), or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at
(800) 452-7636.

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Dated:

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Lemoine aw Finn
1631 NE Bro~dway Street, Box 722
Portland, OR 97232
Tel: (503) 799-9745
Fax: (213) 402-3812
Email: ganolemoine@lemoinefirm.com

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Attorney for Plaintiff,
CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC.

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STATE OF OREGON

County of Multnomah

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exact and complete copy of the original swnmons

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TO THE PERSON SERVING TIIlS SU1\1MONS:

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You are hereby directed to serve a true copy of this summons, together with a true
copy of the complaint mentioned therein, upon the individual(s) or other legal
entity(ies) to whom or which this summons is directed, and to make your proof of
service, and an Affidavit of Service upon documents which you shall attach hereto.

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SUMMONS

LEMOINE LAW FIRM

1631 NE Broadway Street, Box 722
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 799-9745
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Prayer Amount: $1,200,000

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NOWINTO COURT, though undersigned counsel, comes Plaintiff, Control Solutions, Inc.,
which avers as follows:

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Plaintiff, Control Solutions, Inc., is a corporation organi7.ed under the laws of the State of

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Oregon, duly registered and in good standing with the Oregon Secretary of State, and with its

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principal place of business at 35851 Industrial Way, Suite D, St Helens, OR. County of

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Columbia. Control Solutions is in the business of selling certified, calibrated thennometers and
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data "loggers," devices that record temperature readings over time. Control Solutions has been in
business since 1996, selling throughout the 50 U.S. states and internationally.

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Defendant, Microdaq.com, Ltd., is a corporation organi7.ed under the laws of the State of New
Hampshire, having its principal place of business at 879 Maple Street, P.O. Box 439,
Contooc-00~ NH 03229, with its Agent for Service of Process being listed as Robert R. Howar~

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Ill, 10 Main Street, Henniker, NH 03242. Defendant is also in the business of selling certified

and calibrated temperature reading and logging devices, advertising its devices via the internet in

all 50 U.S. states, including Oregon.

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This action is brought pursuant to:

ORS 646.608 (Additionalunlawful business, trade practices);

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ORS 646.638 (Civil action by private party);

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ORS 647.135 et seq, (Trademark counterfeiting);

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ORS 647.107, (Trade Name Anti-dilution statute);

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Interference with prospective business advantage;

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Intentional Interference with Economic Relations ;

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Common Law Trademark Infringement;

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15 U.S.C. 1114 (Trademark Infringement);

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15 U.S.C. 1125, Section 43(a) of the LANHAM ACT;

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and such other laws as may be applicable.

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Jurisdiction is proper in this Honorable Court pursuant to ORCP 4(D)(l - 2), Local injwy;

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foreign act, and because, upon infonnation

and belief, Defendant has used the Control Solutions'

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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES

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trademark{s), trade name{s), and product name{s) in connection with the sale of goods and/or

provision of services within this State, or hasengaged in acts or omissions within this State

causing injury to Control Solutions, or has engaged in acts or omissions outside of this State

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causing injury within this State, or has otherwise established contacts within this State sufficient
to permit the exercise of personal jurisdiction.

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Venue is proper in this Honorable Court and Circuit pursuant to ORS 14.030 and 14.080 in that

the causes of action, business losses and financial hann., and injury to Control Solutions'

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Control Solutions advertises and sells its thermometers and temperature logger devices
throughout the United States and internationally, through its web domain

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"www.vfcdataloggers.com," and through its comj>any name, Control Solutions, Inc., and has

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been doing so since 2009.

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Having advertised and sold its thermometers and temperature logger devices throughout the

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United States through its web domain "www.vfcdataloggers.com" since 2009, Control Solutions
has established common law trademark and trade name rights and protection in the marks

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"www.vfcdataloggers.com" and "Control Solutions" from 2009 in the geographic areas in which

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those marks were used.

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The web domain "www.vfcdataloggers.com" was initially obtained, register~ and used by

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Control Solutions on the internet in 2009, thereby reinforcing Control Solutions' common law

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trademark and trade name rights and protection in that mark from 2009 forward.
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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES

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On February 3, 2015, Control Solutions filed the mark '"vfcdataloggers.com" with the U.S.
Trademark Office, Number 86522855, thereby entitling Control Solutions to federal statutory

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trademark protection from that filing date forward.

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Control Solutions sells versions of certified and calibrated temperature reading and logging
devices under the following product names, and has done so since the referenced times:

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Name used since:

VFC Data Logger

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Control Solutions Data Logger

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Having actively used the above terms in commerce throughout the United States, and since the
referenced dates, Control Solutions is entitled to common law trademark protection regarding
those terms as of the dates of first use and in the geographic areas in which those marks were

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used.

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Considering Control Solutions' longstanding sales history selling its products nationwide and

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internationally, via the internet, and via bids to various U.S. state agencies, Control Solutions'

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company name, trademarks, trade names, and product names and numbers have come to signify

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Control Solutions' products in the minds of a significant portion of consumers, with Control

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Solutions' marks evoking favorable images of Control Solutions and its products, and thereby
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possessing the distinctive quality of advertising value and consumer recognition, association, and
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Defendant, Microdaq.com, Ltd., ("Microdaq") was formed, according to the New Hampshire

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Secretary of State information, on November 13, 2000.
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On or about February 28, 2015, Control Solutions learned that Defendant, Microdaq.com, Ltd.,

was using Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names, product names and/or part numbers in

Google advertising "Adword" campaigns purchased/placed by Defendant, such that an internet

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user searching one of Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names and/or product names/numbers
would receive as a search result a reference and hyperlink to Defendant/Defendant's website and

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purchasing system instead of Control Solutions, Inc.

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names, including but not limited to:

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vfcdatalogger
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Control Solutions Data Logger

Control Solutions Logger

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trade name, product name/number away from Control Solutions website and purchasing system,
and to Defendant's website and purchasing system.

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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES

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By Defendant using Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names and product names/numbers in

Defendant's Google Adwords advertising campaigns, internet search results of Control

Solutions' trademarks, trade names and product names/numbers, as evidenced in the internet

screen shots attached as Exhibit A, returned the following search results and hyperlinks to
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On March 10, 2015, Control Solutions sent a Cease and Desist letter via email to Defendant

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demanding that Defendant cease using Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names, product

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names/numbers.

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replied, admitting that at least two Google Adwords campaigns had been in place which
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infringed on Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names and/or product names and/or
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product/part numbers, replying as follows:

I want to start off by apologizing to you and let you know that both
AdWords campaigns have been removed. I had no idea that we had a
campaign running that targeted part numbers unique to Control
SolutionsNFCDATALOGGERS.com. This is unacceptable and I can
assure you it won't happen again. MicroDAQ.com, Ltd. prides itself on
always being honest with its customers and advertising a product we don't
sell, such as your VFC-5000 logger, goes against this core value. Had I
known of it I would have never approved it being run.
I understand how customers might be misled by the campaign given your
trademarked VFCDATALOGGERS.com

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The above communication is an admission that Defendant was running Adword campaigns
utilizing Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names, product names and/or numbers.

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As the result of the foregoing actions Control Solutions lost sales of its products with such sales

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going to Defendant instead.

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Because Control Solutions typically receives revenue from recertifying devices it has sold to

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customers, loss of sales because of Defendant's wrongful conduct has also resulted in Control
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Solutions loss of future revenue which would have been generated from the future sale of

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additional devices to prior customers, along with revenue which would have been generated from

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annual re-calibration/certification of previously sold devices.

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CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

(ORS 646.608, Unlawful Businessffrade Practices)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES

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Defendant's conduct constitutes unlawful business and trade practices in that, in the course of

business, Defendant ( 1) caused the likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to the

sources, sponsorship, or approval of goods and/or services, (2) caused the likelihood of

confusion or of misunderstanding as to affiliation, connection, or association with, or

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certification by, another, (3) represented goods and/or services as having sponsorship, approval,

characteristics, qualities as to goods and/or services that did not have such sponsorship, approval,

characteristics or qualities, and in such other ways as will be proven at trial.

CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(ORS 646.638, Civil Action by Private Party)

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Defendant's acts in violation of ORS 646.608 entitle Control Solutions to actual damages,

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punitive damages, equitable relief, and reasonable attorneys fees and costs.

CLAIM FOR RELIEF

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(ORS 647.135, Trademark counterfeiting)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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Defendant's acts constitute trademark counterfeiting pursuant to ORS 647.135 in that Defendant
knowingly and with the intent to sell or distribute and without the consent of the registrant,
Control Solutions, used, displayed, advertised, distributed, and offered for sale, items and

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services that were identified using a counterfeit of Control Solutions mark(s).
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CLAIM FOR RELIEF

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(ORS 647.105, Remedies for Infringement)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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Defendants acts in violation of ORS 647 et seq entitle Control Solutions to, among other
damages, all profits the Defendant derived and all damages Control Solutions suffered from the
use, display or sale or Control Solutions marks.

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sum of the Defendant' s profits and Control Solutions damages and reasonable attorneys fees.

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CLAIM FOR RELIEF

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(ORS 647.107, Injunctive Relief)

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To the extent Defendant is or in the future does improperly use Control Solutions trademarks,
trade names, product names/numbers, Control Solutions is entitled to injunctive relief pursuant to
ORS 647.107.

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CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Interference with Prospective Business Advantage)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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Defendant's conduct constitutes interference with prospective business advantage as (1) an

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economic interest existed in internet users that searched Control Solutions trademarks, trade

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names, product names/numbers, that, as evidenced by the search by such users, had a probability

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of future economic benefit to Control Solutions, (2) Defendant knew or should have known of

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such prospective relationship, (3) Defendant's wrongful acts disrupted such relationship, (4) the
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acts did disrupt such relationship, (5) resulting in economic damages to Control Solutions

2 proximately caused by Defendant's acts.

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CLAIM FOR RELIEF

(Intentional Interference with Economic Relations)

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Defendant's conduct constitutes intentional interference with economic relations as it was (1) an

intentional interference with a proposed economic relationship, that being an internet user that

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CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
(Common Law Trademark Infringement of the Control Solutions' Marks)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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By reason of Control Solutions prior use of the Control Solutions' Marks, for temperature

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measurement and logging, and related products and services, Control Solutions has acquired

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common law trademark rights in the Control Solutions marks for such goods and services.

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Defendant's use of Control Solution's marks in Defenc:lant's Google Adword advertising

campaigns, and the resulting return of search results delivered to consumers has likely caused

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Control Solutions has been and may continue to be damaged by Defendant's actions unless

Defendant is enjoined from using Control Solutions marks.

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Defendant's actions have been willful and malicious, with full knowledge of Control Solutions'

trademark rights, and in deliberate or reckless disregard of Control Solutions' rights. As a

consequence, Control Solutions is entitled to injunctive relief, damages, its costs, Defendant's

profits, and punitive damages.

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To the extent Defendant's supervisory personnel were unaware of the Google Adword
campaigns improperly misappropriating and misrepresenting Control Solutions' trademarks,

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trade names and/or product names/numbers, Defendant is liable for the acts of its employees
through respondeat superior.

CLAIM FOR RELIEF

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(15 U.S.C. 1114, Trademark Infringement of the Registered Mark)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all previous paragraphs above.

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Control Solutions is the sole owner of the Control Solutions mark "vcfdataloggers.com.., USPTO

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No. 86522855.

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The goods and services provided by Control Solutions under and through the registered mark are
nearly identical to goods and services provided by Defendant under its infringing use of the mark
in Adword campaigns.

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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES

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1 The infringing use of the mark in Adword campaigns is very similar to the registered mark,
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being the dominant portion of both marks, and substantially the entire mark is subsumed in
Defendant's infringing mark and/or use.

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Defendant's use of the mark in Adword campaigns has likely caused confusion and/or mistake,
and/or deceived with respect to Control Solutions prior use of the mark.

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Defendant's use of the mark infringes on Control Solutions registered mark, thereby causing

1O bann and damage to Control Solutions unless Defendant is enjoined.

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Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1117, Control Solutions is entitled to an injunction, its damages

(trebled), costs and Defendant's profits.
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Solutions rights and mark registration, and therefore this case is exceptional under 15 U.S.C.

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CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

(15 U.S.C. l 125(a), Federal Statutoiy False Designation of Origin)
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With respect to each of Control Solutions' marks, Defendant's use bas caused confusion,

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mistake, or has deceived as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of Control Solutions' services.

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Such likely confusion, mistake or deception as to the origin of Control Solutions' goods and

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services under 15 U.S.C. l 125(a) is independent of the rights affoi:ded to Control Solutions'
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Registered Marks under 15 U.S.C. 1114.

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Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1117, Control Solutions is entitled to an injunction, its damages (trebled)

and Defendant's profits.

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Defendant's actions have been deliberate, willful and malicious with full knowledge of Control

Solutions' rights in the marks and in deliberate or reckless disregard of Control Solutions' rights,

and therefore this case is exceptional under 15 U.S.C. 1117, entitling Control Solutions to an

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(15 U.S.C. 1125, Misrepresentation in Commercial Advertising or Promotion)

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Control Solutions incorporates the allegations of all paragraphs above.

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In misappropriating and misrepresenting Control Solutions' trademarks, trade names and product

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names/numbers, the Google Adword search results gave the incorrect and false impression to

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customers searching for Control Solutions' products that Control Solutions' products were

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available through Defendant's website, or that the companies were somehow~ ox: that

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the companies were the same, or other confusion as to the source of goods sold.

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Defendant's misappropriations and misrepresentations in commercial advertising or promotion
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were disseminated to users of the internet that searched for Control Solutions' trademarks, trade

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names, product names/numbers, those users having been actually deceived or tended to be

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deceived by the return of search results.

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Defendant's misrepresentations were likely to influence the purchasing decisions of the persons
to whom they were disseminated and/or those who received search results based on the

misrepresentations disseminated to Google for the subsequent Adword campaign.

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Defendant's misrepresentations injured Control Solutions by causing Control Solutions to lose

customers and sales, resulting in extensive business losses from loss of direct sales and future

services to purchasers of its products.

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Defendant's misrepresentations were made in commerce.

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Defendant's misrepresentations were likely to cause Control Solutions irreparable harm by

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damaging Control Solutions' reputation and the reputation of Control Solutions' products

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referenced herein.

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PRAYER
WHEREFORE, Control Solutions prays for judgment in its favor on all claims and for
an Order:

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that Defendant's use of Control Solutions Marks has infringed, and if continuing,

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infringes, on Control Solutions registered Marks pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes, and under

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common law trademark protection, and under 15 U.S.C. 1114 and 1117, and 1125(a), and

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such other laws as applicable. that Control Solutions has been damaged by such infringement.

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that such infringement was willful, malicious, and in deliberate or reckless disregard of the rights

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of Control Solutions;

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that Defendant's use of Control Solutions' Marks has, and if continuing, is likely

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to cause confusion, or mistake, or to deceive as to the origin, sponsorship, affiliation, or

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association of Control Solutions or its services under 15 U.S.C. l 125(a), that Control Solutions
has been damaged by such confusion, mistake, or deception, and that Defendant's conduct was

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willful and malicious and in deliberate or reckless disregard of the rights of Control Solutions;
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that permanent injunctive relief be granted requiring Defendant, its agents,

officers, members and assigns, and all those in privity with them, if it/they have not yet done so,

to cease using Control Solutions' Marks described herein, and recall all offending materials, and

disseminate corrections and retractions.

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award Control Solutions its actual damages estimated to be in excess of

$1 ,200,000.00, a trebling of such damages as appropriate and pursuant to statute, and its costs,

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and Defendant' s profits;

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that this is an exceptional case and for an award of Control Solutions costs and

attorney's fees pursuant to applicable federal and state laws; and,

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such other relief as the Court may deem proper.

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other costs, attorneys' fees, punitive damages, and such other relief as this Court

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may deem proper.

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Dated:

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Gano
Lemoi

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1631 NE Broadway Street, Box 722

Law Firm

Portland, OR 97232
Tel: (503) 799-9745
Fax: (213) 402-3812
Email: ganolemoine@lemoinefirm.com

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Attorney for Plaintiff,

CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC.

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