PatentWizard, Inc. v. Kinko's, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PIERSOL, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Kinko’s, Inc. (Kinko’s), has filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint filed against it by Plaintiffs PatentWizard, Inc. and Michael S. Neustel. For the reasons stated below, the Motion to Dismiss is granted.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Michael Neustel is a patent lawyer from North Dakota, who, according to the Complaint, has a national reputation in the field of patent law. Neustel’s law firm, in which he is the sole principal, owns and operates plaintiff PatentWizard. From the Complaint, it appears that PatentWi-zard markets software aimed at…