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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    FOR THE SOURTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

    MIAMI DIVISION

    WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC. §A FLORIDA CORPORATION, §

    § CIVIL ACTION NO.___________Plaintiff, §

    §

    § JURY DEMANDEDv. §

    §

    §TONY THAI, §

    AN INDIVIDUAL AND PRIMEWARE, INC. §

    A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION §Defendants. §

    COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 

    Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., a Florida Corporation (hereinafter “WILD

    EYE” or “Plaintiff”), sues Defendants, TONY THAI, an individual (hereinafter “THAI”

    or “Defendant”) and PRIMEWARE, INC., a California Corporation, and  

    alleges the

    following:

    NATURE OF THE ACTION 

    1.  This is a civil action seeking a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § §   2201

    and   2202 that (1) Defendant's U.S. design patent is invalid and unenforceable under the

    Patent Act of   1952, 35 U.S.C. § § 

    1 et seq., because (a) of inequitable conduct before the

    United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter the “USPTO”); (b) Defendant's design

     patent is invalid because the claimed design of the wine tote is not novel and obvious under 35

    U.S.C. §103; (c) the patented design is primarily functional rather than ornamental; and (d) 

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    Plaintiff’s sales and offers to sell certain insulated handbags do not constitute patent

    infringement of  Defendant's U.S. design patent; and (2) Defendants have no trade dress rights

    in their hand bag, and Plaintiff’s hand bag does not violate any purported trade dress rights

    claimed by Defendants.

    JURISDICTION AND VENUE 

    2.  This action arises under the Patent Act of 1952, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., as  

    amended, the Lanham Act, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq. 

    3.  This Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over the subject matter of this 

    action. Exclusive jurisdiction for any action arising under any Act of Congress relating to  

     patents is conferred on U.S. district courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1338(a). 

    4.  This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant pursuant to Florida Statute,

    §48.193, because Defendant is engaged in substantial and not isolated activity within this

    state. Upon information and belief, Defendant sells his products, including insulated wine totes

    that he claims embody the claim of the design patent at issue in this suit, to customers in Florida 

    and in this judicial district. Upon information and belief, in furtherance of its marketing and  

    sales of its insulated wine totes  and other products, Defendant maintains relationships with

    sales agents located in Florida. Additionally, Defendant forwarded its cease and desist letter

    to Plaintiff in this judicial district. 

    5. 

    Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c) 

    and 1400(a) in that Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district, and because a 

    substantial part of the events giving rise to the claims alleged herein occurred in this judicial 

    district, including, but not limited to, the accused infringing conduct occurring in this judicial 

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    district, and because Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in the Southern District of  

    Florida. 

    THE PARTIES 

    6.  Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., is a Florida corporation  having a

     principal place of business located at 5380 N. Ocean Drive, Suite 3J, Eastpoint II, Singer

    Island, Florida 33404. Plaintiff manufactures, offers for sale and sells novelty consumer

     products, including insulated hand bags for carrying wine bottles.

    7.  Defendant, TONY THAI is a natural person and resident of the State of

    California with a last known address of 7481 Anaconda Avenue, Garden Grove, CA

    92841.

    8.  Defendant, PRIMEWARE, INC., is a California corporation having a principal

     place of business in Orange County California with TONY THAI listed as the Agent for Service

    of Process according to the business records from the California Secretary of State website.

    9. 

    Plaintiff and Defendant Primeware, Inc. are competitors in that they both sell

    novelty consumer products, including insulated hand bags for carrying wine bottles.

    THE PATENT-IN-SUIT 

    10.  On or about April 4, 2013, Defendant Tony Thai filed a design patent application

    with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter the “USPTO”) claiming the

    ornamental features of a bag for carrying wine and wine accessories entitled “Wine Tote”.

    11.  On March 24, 2015, the USPTO duly and lawfully issued United States Design

    Patent No. D724,836 ( hereinafter “’836 patent”) entitled “Wine Tote,” naming Plaintiff as the

    sole inventor. See Exhibit “1” attached hereto for all purposes, which is a copy of the ‘836

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     patent. A representative drawing of the ‘836 design patent shows the basic ornamental features:

    The features include two curved handles attached to the bag by rings that appear to be captured

     by folded material that is sewn to the sides of a substantially trapezoidally shaped bag. In

    addition, the top and side are accessed through zippered openings.

    CASE OR CONTROVERSY

    12.  Prior to the issuance of the ‘836 patent, specifically, on or about August 6, 2014,

    Defendant, through his legal counsel, sent Plaintiff a cease-and desist letter (hereinafter the

    “Letter”) wherein Defendants accused Plaintiff of infringing the then-pending patent application

    claim of his design patent application, accused Plaintiff of infringing Defendants’ trade dress

    rights, and demanded that Plaintiff cease and desist making, using, offering to sell, selling and/or

    importing the “Freezer Hand Bag,” including any other product that embodies the invention of

    the “Wine Tote,” and demanded that Plaintiff provide assurances to Defendants that it had

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    complied with such demands. See Exhibit “2” attached hereto for all purposes, which is a copy

    of the Letter.

    13.  Plaintiff has a reasonable and immediate apprehension of suit in that it or its  

    customers or both of them will face claims of infringement of the '836 design patent if Plaintiff  

    continues to market, sell and offer to sell the accused hand bags.

    14.  Plaintiff also has a reasonable and immediate apprehension of suit in that it or its

    customers or both of them will face claims of trade dress infringement if Plaintiff continues to

    sell its accused hand bags.

    THE PRIOR ART

    15.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware or should have been aware

    of prior art having the ornamental features illustrated in its design patent, including some of the

     prior art references described below titled “Curved Handled Handbags with Ring Attachments

    and Zippers”, “Portable Insulated Handbags”, the “Leather or Leather-like Handbag Handle”,

    and “Design Patents For Insulated Handbags” (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Prior

    Art Information”) as detailed below.

    16.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were also aware of its own prior art

    hand bags. In its cease-and-desist letter, Defendants allege that “many elements of the

    [Defendant] product’s trade dress have acquired distinctiveness through Primeware’s substantial

    and continuous use and display of the product in U.S. commerce. As such, consumers associate

    Primeware with the source of the product.” Hence, Defendants’ cease and desist letter admits to

    having prior art.

    Curved Handled Handbags with Ring Attachments and Zippers

    17.  The basic design of the ‘836 design patent has been in existence more than a year

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     prior to April 2013 application date of the ‘836 patent, and MARC JACOBS, among others, have

    sold, and offered for sale “stam bags” having very similar appearances as the ornamental features

    shown in the ‘835 design patent.

    18.  By way of example, this MARC JACOBS stam bag has been posted on the

    internet since 2006:

    As shown above, it includes curved handles attached to a trapezoidally shaped bag by rings that

    are attached to the bag by folded over material that appears to be sewn to the sides of the bag.

    There also appears an opening at the top and side. The side opening is accessed using a zipper.

    19.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that curved handled

    handbags with ring attachments and zippers existed prior to the filing of the ‘836 patent and they

    have been patented for their design features since at least as early as 2006. See U.S. Pat.

     No.D533997 and printout from 2005 blog with the URL of:

    http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f56/marcjacobsstambagseptember2005march2010a31612.html 

    attached hereto as Composite Exhibit “3”.

    Portable Insulated Handbags

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    20.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that portable insulated

     beverage carriers that approximate the shape of traditional handbags existed prior to the filing of

    the ‘836 patent and they have been patented for functionality as utility patents since at least as

    early as 1964. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 3262283, 4812054, and 7344028 attached hereto as Composite

    Exhibit “4”.

    Leather or Leather-like Handbag Handle

    21.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that handbags with leather

    or leather-like handles existed prior to the filing of the ‘836 patent and they have been patented

    as design patents since at least as early as 1936. See U.S. Pat. No. D101705 attached hereto as

    Exhibit “5”.

    Design Patents For Insulated Handbags 

    22.  Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that design patents for the

    niche market of insulated handbags for carrying beverages have been issued since at least as

    early as 2005. See U.S. Pat. No. D509,062 attached hereto as Exhibit “6”.

    23.  Portable insulated handbags for carrying beverages have existed for at least 60

    years.

    24.  Defendants had a duty to disclose relevant prior art, including the Prior Art

    Information to the USPTO upon the filing of the design application that ultimately issued to

     become the ‘836 patent.

    25.  Upon information and belief, Defendants did not disclose the aforementioned

    Prior Art Information to the USPTO at the time the application that ultimately issued to become

    the ‘836 patent was filed.

    26.  Defendants, by their own admission in their cease-and-desist letter, had been

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    marketing their bag for a long time, sufficient to allegedly create purported “trade dress” rights in

    the bag, and yet, there is no evidence with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that Defendants

    disclosed any of their prior bag designs in the course of applying for the ‘836 design patent.

    27.  Upon information and belief, there exists many other prior art references that 

    disclose the limited ornamental features claimed in the '836 design patent, either in whole or

    in part.

    28.  All conditions precedent to bringing this action have occurred or have been 

    waived.

    29. 

    Plaintiff has retained undersigned counsel and is obligated to pay said counsel

    a reasonable fee for their services.

    COUNT I DECLARATORY JUDGMENT THAT PATENT IS UNENFORCEABLE BASED UPON

    INEQUITABLE CONDUCT 

    30.  The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as

    if  fully set forth herein.

    31.  This is an action seeking declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201

    and   2202 that the '836 design patent is unenforceable under the doctrine of inequitable

    conduct.

    32.  Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.56, each person and entity associated with the filing

    or   prosecution of a patent application has a duty to conduct business with the USPTO with

    candor, good faith, and honesty.

    33.  The duty of candor under 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 imposes on each inventor named in

    the  application, each attorney who prepares or prosecutes the application, and each

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    individual associated with the assignee of the application, the duty to disclose to the USPTO

    all information known to the inventor, attorney or individual to be material to patentability of

    the invention described in the application.

    34.  The Patent Applicants and their attorneys knew of their duty of candor to the 

    USPTO.

    35.  Violation of the duty of candor through bad faith or intentional misconduct

    during or after prosecution of the application subjects any patent issued therefrom to become 

    unenforceable.

    36. 

    Upon information and belief, prior to the issuance of the '836 design patent on

    March 24, 2015, Defendant knew or should have known about the aforementioned Prior Art

    Information and specifically, the prior art that Defendants mentioned in their cease-and-desist

    letter gave rise to the purported “trade dress” rights mentioned in that letter.

    37.  Upon information and belief, the aforementioned Prior Art Information was

    material to patentability 

    with respect to the '836 design patent because there is a substantial

    likelihood that a reasonable  patent examiner would have considered the information important

    in deciding whether to allow the Design Patent Application to issue as the '836 design patent. 

    38.  Upon information and belief, neither Defendant nor their attorneys disclosed the

    aforementioned Prior Art Information to the USPTO, in violation of 37 C.F.R. § 1.56. 

    39.  Upon information and belief, Defendant’s and/or their   attorneys' failure to

    disclose the aforementioned Prior Art Information to the USPTO was willful and with the intent

    to mislead the USPTO. 

    40.  Therefore, the '836 Design Patent should be declared unenforceable because of

    Defendant's  and/or their attorneys' inequitable conduct. 

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    COUNT II 

    DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF PATENT INVALIDITY AND

    UNENFORCEABILITY FOR LACK OF NOVELTY UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 103 

    41.  The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if  

    fully set forth herein. 

    42.  This is an action for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity under 35 U.S.C.

    § 103 against Defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. 

    43.  Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, a person shall not be entitled to a patent if, inter

    alia , 

    "if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are

    such that 

    the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention

    was made to a  person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains." 

    44.  The differences between the ornamental features of the wine tote claimed in  

    '836 design patent and the prior art, including the aforementioned Prior Art Information,

    are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the 

    invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art of insulated handbags. 

    45.  Therefore, the '836 design patent should be declared invalid in accordance

    with 35 U.S.C. § 103.

    COUNT III 

    DECLARATION THAT PLAINTIFF DOES NOT INFRINGE THE '881 DESIGN

    PATENT 

    46.  The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if  

    fully set forth herein.

    47.  This cause of action arises under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.

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    48.  Plaintiff does not make, use, offer to sell, or sell any product that has the 

    ornamental features required of the claims contained in the '836 design patent.

    49.  Specifically, the most salient differences include the flat bottom portion of the

    wine tote as shown in Fig. 9 of the ‘836 design patent as reproduced below and the risers that are

     present in the insulated handbag sold by Plaintiff also reproduced below as well as the single

    zippered side pocket as shown in Fig. 10 of the ‘836 design patent as reproduced below and the

    double zippered side pocket that is present in the insulated handbag sold by Plaintiff also

    reproduced below:

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    A review and comparison of the design patent drawing and the photograph of the accused

     product show that there are substantial differences between the two, including, but not limited to,

    (1) the shape of the design patent bag is trapezoidal, and the accused bag is substantially

    rectangular; (2) the handles on the design patent bag are short and begin above the zippered

    opening, and those on the accused bag begin well below the opening and are much longer; (3)

    zippered opening on the side of the design patent drawing is short with no ornamentality

    whatsoever, and the accused bag is longer with a elliptically shaped “smile-like” background

    abutting the attachments for the handles; and (4) the bottom of the design patent drawing is

    rectangular, and the accused bag is elliptical with studded risers.

    50.  Plaintiff has not induced any third party to make, use, offer to sell, or sell any  

     product that has the ornamental features required of the claims contained in the '836 design 

     patent.

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    51.  Plaintiff is entitled to a declaration that its marketing, distributing, selling or  

    offering to sell its insulated handbag does not infringe the '836 design patent, either directly, or

     by active inducement or contributory infringement.

    COUNT IV 

    DECLARATION THAT PLAINTIFF DOES NOT INFRINGE DEFENDANT’S TRADE

    DRESS

    52.  The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if  

    fully set forth herein.

    53.  This cause of action arises under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.

    54. 

    Defendants’ cease-and-desist letter claims that they own trade dress rights in their

     bag, but fail to describe what portions of their bag is protected by trade dress.

    55.  Defendants’ cease-and-desist letter claims that portions of their bag are inherently

    distinctive, but again fail to identify where those portions lie.

    56.  There is no evidence that Defendants’ bag as acquired distinctiveness or that

    consumers associate the decorative features of their bag with their company.

    57.  Defendants’ bag has no trade dress rights, because the decorative aspects of their

     bag can be found on dozens of others bags that pre-existed the creation of Defendants’ bags,

    including, without limitation, those sold under the trademark MARC JACOBS.

    58.  Plaintiff does not make, use, offer to sell, or sell any product that infringes on

    Defendants’ purported trade dress as alleged in the Letter.

    59.  Plaintiff has not induced any third party to make, use, offer to sell, or sell any  

     product that infringes on Defendants’ purported trade dress as alleged in the Letter.

    60.  Plaintiff is entitled to a declaration that its marketing, distributing, selling or  

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    offering to sell its insulated handbag does not infringe Defendants’ purported trade dress,

    either directly, or by active inducement or contributory infringement.

    PRAYER FOR RELIEF 

    WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., prays for entry of a  

     judgment against Defendants, TONY THAI and PRIMEWARE, INC., declaring as follows:

    1. 

    That Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836 is invalid and unenforceable 

     because as a result of Defendant and the Patent Applicants' intentional failure to disclose 

    material prior art information to the USPTO prior to the issuance of the patent.

    2. 

    That Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836 is invalid because the

    differences between the ornamental features of the wine tote claimed in '836 design patent and

    the prior art, including the aforementioned Prior Art Information, are such that the subject matter

    as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having

    ordinary skill in the art of portable insulated handbags.

    3.  That Plaintiff's importation, use, sales of, and offers to sell its insulated handbag

    do not constitute patent infringement of Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836.

    4. 

    That Defendants have no trade dress rights in their handbag.

    5.  That Plaintiff's importation, use, sales of, and offers to sell its insulated handbag

    do not constitute infringement of Defendants’ purported trade dress.

    6.  That, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285, the Defendants be ordered to pay to

    Plaintiff an award covering Plaintiff s attorneys' fees, costs, and other expenses incurred as

    a result of this controversy.

    7. 

    That the Court deem this case exceptional under both the Patent Act and the

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    Lanham Act, and thus award attorney’s fees and costs under those Acts.

    8. 

    That this Court grants such further and other relief as this Court deems just

    and proper.

    Dated: August18, 2015

    Respectfully,

    /s/Craig S. Kirsch, Esq.

    Craig S. Kirsch, Esq.FBN 26318

    KIRSCH LAW FIRM

    40 NE 1 Avenue, Suite 602Miami, Florida 33132

    Telephone: 305.416.4051Fax: 786.217.6874e-Service address: [email protected] 

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    and PRIMEWARE, INC.

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    EXHIBIT

    “1”

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    EXHIBIT

    “2”

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    (hereinafter Hand Bag ). See Exhibit B attached hereto which is a depiction of the Hand Bag

    sold by your company. The Hand Bag embodies a design

    of

    the invention claimed in the '610

    patent application, thereby infringing on the rights of my clients

    in

    the fort-coming patent grant.

    Furthermore, the marketing and selling of the Hand Bag infringes on the trade dress rights

    of

    my

    clients.

    I hereby provide you and your company formal notice that manufacturing, marketing

    and/or selling

    of

    the Hand Bag product

    or

    any other product that is substantially similar ( 'your

    actions ) is

    an

    infringement of my clients' intellectual property rights. First, your actions are an

    infringement of my clients' rights in the forth-coming patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271. 35 U.S.C.

    §§

    284

    and 289 permit

    my

    clients to recover their lost profits and/or reasonable royalties.

    Furthermore, if your actions are shown to

    be

    willful, 35 U.S.C. §§ 284 and 285 permit

    my

    clients

    to obtain enhanced damages (i.e., treble damages) from you as well as to recover their attorneys'

    fees from you. Second, your actions are an infringement

    of

    my client's trade dress rights under

    Section 43(a)

    of

    the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act, 15

    U.S.C. § 1117, permits

    my

    client to recover their damages from your actions as well as your

    company' s profits derived from the sale

    of

    the infringing item. Additionally, the Lanham Act

    provides for enhanced damages (i.e., treble damages) from you and the recovery

    of

    attorneys'

    fees from you.

    Notwithstanding the foregoing,

    my

    clients wish

    to

    avoid the trouble and expense of

    litigation, if

    t

    is possible to do so.

    Accordingly, I demand that you:

    1. provide to

    me

    in writing your prompt, firm and unequivocal assurance that

    your company has undertaken,

    or

    is immediately undertaking, all

    necessary steps

    to cease-and-desist from all further sales

    of

    the Hand Bag;

    2. provide to me in writing your prompt, firm and unequivocal assurance that

    your company has undertaken,

    or is immediately undertaking,

    all

    necessary steps to cease-and-desist from all further activities in connection

    wi9I the manufacturing, marketing, purchases , and/or sales

    of

    the Hand

    Bag;

    3. provide to me an accurate and verifiable accounting showing:

    a. the number

    of

    units

    of

    the Hand Bag sold

    by

    your company;

    b. the sale price

    of

    each unit;

    c. your company's profit per unit;

    d. the number of unsold, undelivered

    or

    partially completed units

    remained in the possession ofyour company and its agents; and

    e. the number of units in transit to your company, so that I may fairly

    consider such data in assessing the extent

    of

    the damages suffered by

    my clients; and

    Wild Eye Designs Inc.

    August 6, 2014

    Page 2

    of

    3

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    4.

    provide to me the identities

    of

    manufacturers, trading partners and agents

    who have been involved in the fabrication and/or manufacture of units of

    the Hand Bag acquired by your company, together with the number of

    units acquired and the acquisition price of those units.

    I

    must receive your assurances by

    August 20 2014.

    If

    you fail

    to

    so advise me

    of

    your

    company's intentions by that date, my clients may, without further notice to you, take such

    action as it deems advisable to assert its legal and equitable rights to protect its interest

    s.

    Encls.

    Wild Eye Designs Inc.

    August

    6,

    2014

    ly / )

    a r o n

    Page

    3

    of3

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    Exhibit A

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    ATTORNEY

    DOCKET

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    Marc Jacobs Stam Bag September 2005 - March 2010)

    This bag is getting quite a bit of attention of late. Perhaps because celeb bag freak Lindsay Lohan wasspotted wearing it but also since eLuxury is listing it as its latest "It Bag." Now I'm not so sure about thatbut its certainly quite a quirky charming bag. Any bag named after Jessica Stam has at the very leastbonus points. Anyone here have it or thinking about getting it? I'm toying with the idea of getting it inblack. Like most of Marc's clothing has a very "grandma's closet" vibe and I really like that.

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    i saw this bag at saks 2 weekends ago. i agree that it is very cute and has a nice vintagy-vibe. but,the leather is very stiff and rough feeling. it is not soft like most other MJ bags. its much moresturdy. honestly, i didnt enjoy the way it felt at all. when i touched it, it felt like i was exfoliating.

     

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    I've loved that bag ever since I first saw it on MJ's website. I am afraid it would be too heavy for myliking (as all MJ bags are). I still love the style though.

     

    08-09-2005   4

    LilyGirl

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    Quote  

    Originally Posted by lduv143

    i saw this bag at saks 2 weekends ago. i agree that it is very cute and has a nice vintagy-vibe. but, the leather is very 

    stiff and rough feeling. it is not soft like most other MJ bags. its much more sturdy. honestly, i didnt enjoy the way it 

    felt at all. when i touched it, it felt like i was exfoliating.

    I don't love the shiny pebbled leather either (MJ calls it "ice"), but note that some if not all the bagsincluding the stam can be ordered in smooth calf (but I believe only at the boutiques).

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    08-09-2005   5

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    I knew one such thread will pop up, sooner or later :p

    Anyway, I do like the Stam. But don't particularly love it to want it immediately. I also don't thinkthe Stam is going to be *the* bag for long. It seems a passing faddish bag.

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    QUOT

    Originally Posted by kare2711

    I knew one such thread will pop up, sooner or later :p 

    Anyway, I do like the Stam. But don't particularly love it to want it immediately. I also don't think the Stam is going to 

    be *the* bag for long. It seems a passing faddish bag.

    Agree. I also think that this bag will be on sale months later. The bag is very structured, and thelining is suede. I tried it on and it's a little too heavy for me, but the smaller version is alright.

     

    09-09-2005   7

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    It's interesting enought to warrant attention and I think the large version is nicer than the smallerone. Something about its "Chanel-ish" look bothers me though..I wouldn't pay full price for it, but Imight consider it if it's on sale

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    09-09-2005   8

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    I bought this bag in the textured leather in black as soon as it was available - I think it is gorgeous! Iagree with the other posters, though, it is a heavy bag, but I just love it.

    I very much love the fact that you can take the chain off and just have a simple satchel, or leave thechain on and get a lot of flash.

    I love the other colors  it comes in (the blue is especially nice), but I am not regretting going for theblack. I think it goes well with my style, a mix of vintage and modern.

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    Ooh wonderful youngprof! Your bag sounds great, I'd love to see a picture  

    What are your thoughts on the leather? And is the bag large enough to cart around everydayessentials?

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    I didn't think the leather was stiff, but it is thick and the quilting gives it a lot of "body", so it has anice sturdiness that I like.

    It is a good size bag - you could definitely carry your stuff for all day in there. I had originallythought of getting this bag, with the idea of using it as an evening bag:

    But I just like the larger size better, more fits, and the option of using the top handles or the chainhandle is nice. Also, I think the large bag is more of a statement, more modern looking, while stillmaintaining that nice vintage-y vibe that I like.

     

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    I saw this bag in Harvey Nichols a few weeks ago. I only noticed it because the sales assistantshowed it to me as being the bag that's going to be (and I quote) "much bigger" than thePaddington. I think I offended him when I held it and said "thanks, but it's not me." I was curious tosee when this thread would come up though.

    Personally, I don't like it. I saw the large size. It weighs a bloody ton, I wasn't even sure it wasleather and it looks like someone's oversized wash bag (albeit a fancy wash bag.

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    For those of you who have tried it on, can you fit the leather handles over your shoulder?

     

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    Originally Posted by pietonne

    For those of you who have tried it on, can you fit the leather handles over your shoulder? 

    You might be able to, but I couldn't (wearing work clothes). The leather handles are definitely"hand-carry" handles. (Think MJ Venetia.)

     

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    I found the stam handles fit easily over my shoulder, but probably not with a coat. they must belonger than the venetia handles which I can't fit over my shoulder at all.

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    My impatience strikes again. Both the Mercer Street MJ boutique and the Bleeker Street one weresold out of the black Stam so I've ordered it from eLuxury. Hopefully it will arrive sometime nextweek and I'll post pictures  and what not.

    QUOT

    I only noticed it because the sales assistant showed it to me as being the bag that's going to be (and I quote) "much

    bigger" than the Paddington.

    Sales associates can be so odd. There's really nothing about this bag that screams (at least to me)"It". I personally love it but it does seem like the kind of bag that would have a limited appeal. Iwonder how these kind of statements get started even with well known bags like the Spy or thePaddington. Its so strange, one minute you see a bag in a magazine or on a website and the nextminute it is being called the next big thing.

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    a r e a p a i r

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    c o n n e c t e d a t l e s t around t h e i r

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    t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e

    a t m o s p h e r e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e s a m e ,

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    i t w i l l b e a p p a r e n t

    t h a t

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    o f

    i n e x p e n s i v e

    p l a s t i c o r

    o t h e r m a t e r i a l s s o t h a t i t

    may e

    d i s c a r d e d a f t e r a s i n g l e

    u s e . F u r t h e r i t w i l l b e

    a p p a r e n t

    t h a t

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    can b e

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    folded or s t a c k e d .

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    I t

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    b e o b v i o u s

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    s k i l l e d i n t h e

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    i n

    t h e

    i n v e n t i o n

    w i t h o u t

    d e p a r t i n g

    from t h e s p i r i t

    and

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    and

    t h e r e f o r e t h e i n v e n

    t i o n i s

    n o t

    l i m i t e d by

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    i n

    t h e

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    3 , 2 6 2 , 2 8 3

    3

    t h i n s u b s t a n t i a l l y ? a t

    w a l l means

    c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n s i z e

    and

    s h a p e t o t h e e x t e r i o r w a l l s o f a c a r t o n , s a i d

    w a l l

    means e q u i p p e d w i t h p o r t i o n s c o n n e c t e d

    a t

    t h e i r e x t r e m i

    t i e s t o p r o v i d e a s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o n t i n u o u s e n c l o s u r e f o r t h e

    s i d e s

    o f a c a r t o n t o

    r e t a i n t h e

    l a t t e r t h e r e i n ,

    s a i d

    r e l a t i v e l y

    f l a t

    w a l l means

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    a n d c o n t a i n i n g a ‘ t e r n p e ra

    t u r e

    modi?cation

    medium of a character

    t o

    retard heat

    t r a n s f e r f o r

    an

    extended

    t i m e t o produce

    a

    prolonged

    t e m p e r a t u r e e f f e c t ,

    s a i d

    j a c k e t b e i n g f o l d a b l e

    a n d

    s t a c k

    a b l e

    and b e i n g

    o f

    an i n e x p e n s i v e

    c o n s t r u c t i o n and

    con

    t a i n i n g i n e x p e n s i v e s u b s t a n c e w i t h i n s a i d h o l l o w w a l l

    means s u c h a s g e l a t i n whereby

    t

    m a y

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    and

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    d i s c a r d e d .

    5

    10

    4

    2 . The

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    1 h a v i n g means

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    m a y

    b e p i c k e d

    up w i t h i t s c o n t e n t s .

    R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d by t h e Examiner

    UNITED

    S T A T E S

    PATENTS

    2,087,966

    7/1937

    C l a r k

    ___________

    _

    62-530

    2,359,297 10/ 1944

    Brogden ____ ___ _ - _ _

    224-49

    2 , 6 0 2 , 3 0 2 7 / 1 9 5 2

    Poux

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . ' _ _ _ _ _

    6 2 — ~ 5

    2, 78 1 , 64 3 2/1957 Fairweather

    ______

    _ 62—530

    2, 803, 1 1 5

    8/1957

    Shepherd __________ _

    62—5

    LLOYD . KING, P r i m a r y

    E x a m i n e r .

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    United

    S t a t e s Patent [ 1 9 1

    K i r k e n d a l l

    [ 1 1 ]

    P a t e n t

    Number:

    [ 4 5 ]

    Date o f P a t e n t :

    4 , 8 1 2 , 0 5 4

    M a r . 1 4 ,

    1 9 8 9

    [ 5 4 ] INSULATED

    BEVERAGE

    BOX C A R R I E R

    [ 7 6 ]

    I n v e n t o r : V e r n

    S . K i r k e n d a l l ,

    7 8 3

    P o r t a l D r . ,

    C h i c o ,

    C a l i f .

    9 5 9 2 6

    [ 2 1 ]

    A p p l .

    N o . : 2 2 8 , 9 4 5

    [ 2 2 ]

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    A u g . 5 , 1 9 8 8

    [ 5 1 ]

    I n t . 0 1 . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    .

    B 6 5D 3 0 / 0 8 ; B65D

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    [ 5 8 ] F i e l d o f S e a r c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 3 / 1 8 ,

    6 6 ,

    9 5 , 9 7 ,

    3 8 3 / 0 9 , 1 1 0 ; 6 2 / 4 5 7

    [ 5 6 ]

    R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d

    U . S .

    PATENT DOCUMENTS

    1 , 5 3 7 , 8 2 9

    5/1925

    Kandle

    . 62/297

    2,289,254 7/1942

    Eagles

    . . . . . . . . . . . 150/52 F

    3 , 4 4 3 , 3 9 7 5/1969

    Donovan

    e t a 1 . . 62/398

    3 , 9 6 5 , 9 5 3

    6 /

    1 9 7 6

    B e c k e r

    e t

    a 1 .

    3 8 3 / 6 6

    X

    4,197,890

    4/1980

    Simko . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    .

    150/52 R

    4,420,097 12/1983 Motsenbocker ..

    . . . . .

    222/131

    4,537,313 8/1985 Workman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206/545

    4 , 5 6 9 , 0 8 2 2/ 9 8 6 Ainsworth

    e t

    a 1 . . . 383/ 1 0 X

    4,578,814

    3/1986 Skamser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383/110 X

    4 , 6 7 9 , 2 4 2 7/1987 Brockhau s . . 383/110 X

    4,738,364

    4 /1 98 8 Yeager

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    . 206/563

    P r i m a r y E x a m i n e r - S t e p h e n M a r c u s

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    a s s e m bl a g e o f

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