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Defendants.
KUSTOM CYCLES (“KLOCK WERKS”) and BRIAN KLOCK, and for their
aver as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
motorcycle windshield.
2. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35,
United States Code. This Court has original jurisdiction over the subject matter of
judicial district because Defendant DRAGONFLY has availed itself of the rights
and benefits of the laws of South Dakota. Defendant DRAGONFLY has derived
revenue from the sale of infringing motorcycle products in South Dakota, and
South Dakota, in person, over the past several years. Upon information and belief,
for the past several years, Defendant DRAGONFLY has established a physical
place of business in Sturgis, South Dakota, before and during the annual Sturgis
DRAGONFLY, including marketing, offering for sale, and selling the product that
is accused herein of infringing Plaintiffs’ patent. Upon information belief, for the
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past several years, Defendant DRAGONFLY has paid sales tax within South
the rights and privileges of doing business in the state, and of the protections of
district and has committed acts of infringement in this judicial district by selling
and offering for sale the accused product within this judicial district.
PARTIES
principal place of business located at 915 S. Kimball St., Mitchell, South Dakota.
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Plaintiff KLOCK WERKS is the exclusive licensee of U.S. Patent No. D586,275
KLOCK WERKS. Plaintiff BRIAN KLOCK is also the inventor and owner of the
‘275 Patent.
CONCEPTS LLC is a limited liability company previously formed under the laws
of the State of California. Upon information and belief, however, the California
LLC such that the entity is no longer effective or in good standing. Upon
information and belief, Defendant KEVIN MICHAEL MARTIN is (or was, at the
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FACTS
and component designs. Numerous magazines, news articles, and television shows
have featured Plaintiff BRIAN KLOCK and his custom motorcycles and
nationally televised 2006 Discovery Channel Biker Build Off with their
Defendant KLOCK WERKS later expanded into its series of patented FLARE®
immediate success with Plaintiff KLOCK WERKS selling well over 100,000
FLARE® windshields since the line’s debut. KLOCK WERKS has extensively
advertised and promoted its FLARE® windshields. KLOCK WERKS has regularly
and consistently advertised its FLARE® line in Hot Bike, Hot Bike Baggers,
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magazines such as Hot Bike, Drag Magazine, PowerSports Business, and Heavy
FLARE® and several industry websites have published product reviews about
the “Best Products” at the 2008 V-Twin Expo and subsequently featured the
product on the SPEED Channel’s American Thunder series. In February 2009, the
FLARE® won the award for V-Twin Accessory of the Year at the V-Twin Expo’s
WERKS was the 2014 J&P Cycles Open House Rally “Brand of the Year,” largely
due to the success of the FLARE® line of products. Finally, the FLARE®
windshield won the 2015 MPN “Best of the Web” Reader’s Choice Award.
MOTORCYCLE, was duly and legally issued for one model of the FLARE®
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13. KLOCK WERKS has commercialized the design in the ‘275 Patent as
particular.
14. BRIAN KLOCK has secured additional design patents for other
models and sizes of the FLARE® windshield, including U.S. Patent Nos.
KLOCK WERKS holds five international patents covering its FLARE® windshield
designs.
and continues to infringe, the ‘275 Patent by making, using, selling, and offering
for sale in the United States, and/or importing into the United States, including
within this judicial district, windshields that embody the design shown and claimed
Batwing windshield.
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create the FLIP-OUT Batwing windshield, which KLOCK WERKS refers to as its
thereof.
2017. A true and accurate copy of the receipt for said purchase is attached hereto
as Exhibit 2.
21. Table 1 below compares the design in the ‘275 Patent to Defendant
reproduces each of the figures in the ‘275 Patent. The column on the right shows a
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Table 1
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commercial embodiment of the ‘275 Patent, which it (and others) refer to as the
6.5” FLARE® Windshield for batwing fairings or for FLH model Harley-Davidson
motorcycles.
of Plaintiff KLOCK WERKS commercial embodiment of the ‘275 Patent, i.e., the
6.5” FLARE® windshield for batwing fairings. See, e.g., Exhibit 3 hereto, which is
https://web.archive.org/web/20150811031809/http://www.dragonflycycleconcepts.
WERKS’ 6.5” FLARE® windshield for sale in “light tint,” “black,” and “dark
KLOCK WERKS’ patented design and its commercial embodiment thereof. The
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Table 2
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of the ‘275 Patent before they designed and released the 6.5” FLIP-OUT Batwing
‘275 Patent.
been willful and in disregard for the ‘275 Patent, and without any reasonable basis
for believing that Defendants had the right to engage in the infringing conduct.
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has suffered actual and irreparable harm in terms of prior and continued financial
loss, as well as significant harm to its goodwill within the motorcycle industry and
its ability to control the use and commercial exploitation of its patented design.
is not an isolated incident. As noted above, in addition to the ‘275 Patent, Plaintiff
BRIAN KLOCK is the named inventor on several design patents that cover other
sells. These patents include U.S. Patent Nos. D586,274; D626,046; D632,235; and
D633,018.
30. Plaintiff KLOCK WERKS is the exclusive licensee for each of these
8.5” sizes.
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applications in 4”, 8.5”, and 11.5” configurations, and, in 5” and 8.5” sizes for the
34. For the 2015 and newer Harley-Davidson Road Glide models,
Defendants have copied KLOCK WERKS’ 9” and 14” styles and sizes.
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Plaintiffs are still investigating Defendants’ additional models and sizes and,
accordingly, are not currently accusing those products of infringing any of
Plaintiffs’ patents. Plaintiffs’ claim here relates only to Defendants’ 6.5” FLIP-
OUT Batwing windshield’s infringement of Plaintiffs’ ‘275 Patent. Plaintiffs
respectfully reserve the right to amend this Complaint to assert additional claims of
infringement related to Defendants’ other FLIP-OUT models and sizes.
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38. Upon information and belief, Defendants have been, and are,
infringing the ‘275 Patent by making, using, selling, and offering for sale in the
United States, and/or importing into the United States, including within this
judicial district, windshields embodying the design of the ‘275 Patent, in violation
of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
39. Defendants have not licensed the ‘275 Patent or otherwise obtained
herein have caused, and will continue to cause, Plaintiffs damages for which
herein have caused and will continue to cause Plaintiffs immediate and irreparable
harm unless such infringing activities are enjoined by this Court pursuant to 35
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U.S.C. § 283. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law for Defendants’ acts of
infringement.
1. Adjudging that Defendants have infringed the ‘275 Patent, jointly and
and assigns, and all of those in active concert and participation with any of the
infringement of the ‘275 Patent, with pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and
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6. Awarding such other and further legal and equitable relief as this
OF COUNSEL:
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EXHIBIT 1
EXHIBIT 2
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EXHIBIT 3
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EXHIBIT 4
Defendants’ Other
“Flip-Out” Products
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