Digitude Innovations LLC v Amazon.com Inc.
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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT filed with Jury Demand against Amazon.com Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 0311-984279.) - filed by Digitude Innovations LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(els)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
DIGITUDE INNOVATIONS LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
1.
Plaintiff Digitude Innovations LLC. (“Digitude” or “Plaintiff”), by and
through its attorneys, hereby demands a jury trial and complains of Defendant Amazon.com,
Inc. (“Defendant”) as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
2.
This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws
of the United States, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, et seq., to enjoin infringement and obtain damages
resulting from Defendant’s unauthorized manufacture, use, sale, offer to sell and/or
importation into the United States for subsequent use or sale of products, methods, processes,
services and/or systems that infringe one or more claims of United States Patent No.
5,926,636 (the “’636 Patent”) (attached as Exhibit A) entitled “Remote Procedure Call
Component Management Method for a Heterogeneous Computer Network.” Plaintiff seeks
injunctive relief to prevent Defendant from continuing to infringe Plaintiff’s patent. In
addition, Plaintiff seeks a recovery of monetary damages resulting from Defendant’s past
infringement of these patent.
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This action for patent infringement involves Defendant’s manufacture,
use, sale, offer for sale, and/or importation into the United States of infringing products,
methods, processes, services and systems that are primarily used or primarily adapted for use
in portable communication devices, including but not limited to Defendant’s mobile phones,
telecommunication devices, and other portable communication devices.
THE PARTIES
4.
Plaintiff Digitude is a company with its principal place of business at
601 King St., Suite #404, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-3169.
5.
Plaintiff Digitude is the lawful assignee of all right, title and interest in
and to the ‘636 Patent (the “Asserted Patent”).
6.
Plaintiff Digitude is a privately held company. Digitude focuses its
business on licensing patented technology in the consumer electronics and communications
industry, including the ‘636 Patent.
7.
Upon information and belief, Defendant Amazon.com, Inc. is a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with its principal
place of business located at 410 Terry Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98109-5210.
8.
Upon information and belief, Amazon.com, Inc. is in the business of
making, offering for sale, selling, and supporting a variety of portable communication
devices, including, but not limited to, computer tablets, cell phones, and other portable
communication devices.
9.
Plaintiff has been irreparably harmed by the Defendant’s
infringements of its valuable patent rights. Moreover, Defendant’s unauthorized and
infringing uses of Plaintiff’s patented systems and methods have threatened the value of this
intellectual property because Defendant’s conduct results in Plaintiff’s loss of its lawful
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patent rights to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell and/or importing
the patented inventions.
10.
Defendant’s disregard for Plaintiff’s property rights threatens
Plaintiff’s relationships with existing licensees and potential licensees of Plaintiff’s portable
communication device patents. The Defendant will derive a competitive advantage over any
of Plaintiff’s existing licensees and future licensees from using Plaintiff’s patented
technology without paying compensation for such use. Accordingly, unless and until the
Defendant’s continued acts of infringement are enjoined, Plaintiff will suffer further
irreparable harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
11.
This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this patent
infringement action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).
12.
Upon information and belief, Defendant is subject to personal
jurisdiction in the State of Delaware because it regularly transacts business in this judicial
district and division by, among other things, offering its products and services to customers,
business affiliates and partners located in this judicial district. In addition, the Defendant has
committed acts of direct infringement of one or more of the claims of one or more of the
Asserted Patent in this judicial district.
13.
Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§§ 1391(b), 1391(c), and 1400(b) because the Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in
this district, and has committed acts of infringement in this district.
COUNT I
(Infringement of United States Patent No. 5,926,636)
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Paragraphs 1 through 13 are incorporated by reference as if fully
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restated herein.
15.
Plaintiff Digitude is the assignee and lawful owner of all right, title
and interest in and to the ’636 Patent.
16.
Upon information and belief, Defendant makes, uses, sells, offers to
sell and/or imports into the United States for subsequent sale or use products, services,
methods or processes that infringe, directly and/or indirectly, or which employ systems,
components and/or steps that make use of systems or processes that infringe, directly and/or
indirectly, one or more of the claims of the ’636 Patent. Such devices are tablets, and other
portable communication devices, including but not limited to Defendant’s Kindle Fire device
and other substantially similar devices.
17.
Upon information and belief, the Defendant has been and continues to
infringe one or more of the claims of the ’636 Patent through the aforesaid acts, and will
continue to do so unless enjoined by this Court. Upon information and belief, Defendant’s
wrongful conduct has caused Plaintiff to suffer irreparable harm resulting from the loss of its
lawful patent rights to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell and
importing the patented inventions.
18.
Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages adequate to compensate for the
infringement.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment against the Defendant, granting
Plaintiff the following relief:
A.
That this Court adjudge and decree that the ’636 Patent is valid and
enforceable against the Defendant;
B.
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That this Court adjudge and decree that the Defendant has infringed
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the ’636 Patent;
C.
That this Court permanently enjoin the Defendant, and its parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, and each of its officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, and attorneys, and all persons acting in concert or active participation
with, or on its behalf, or within its control, from making, using, selling, offering to sell,
importing, or advertising products and/or services and/or employing systems, hardware,
software and/or components and/or making use of systems or processes that infringe any of
the claims of the Asserted Patent, or otherwise engaging in acts of infringement of the
Asserted Patent, all as alleged herein;
D.
That this Court order an accounting, including a post-verdict
accounting, to determine the damages to be awarded to Plaintiff as a result of the Defendant’s
infringement;
E.
That this Court, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284, enter an award to
Plaintiff of such damages as it shall prove at trial against the Defendant that is adequate to
compensate Plaintiff for said infringement, said damages to be no less than a reasonable
royalty together with interest and costs;
F.
That this Court assess pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and
costs against the Defendant, together with an award of such interest and costs, in accordance
with 35 U.S.C. § 284;
G.
That this Court declare this case to be exceptional and direct
Defendant to pay Digitude’s attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with this lawsuit pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. § 285;
H.
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Grant to Plaintiff such other, further, and different relief as may be just
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and proper.
JURY DEMAND
Plaintiff demands a trial by jury of all matters to which it is entitled to trial
by jury pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 38.
Dated: December 2, 2011
/s/ Edmond D. Johnson
Edmond D. Johnson (Del. Bar No. 2257)
James G. McMillan, III (Del. Bar No. 3979)
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100
1313 N. Market Street
P.O. Box 1709
Wilmington, DE 19899-1709
Telephone: (302) 777-6500
Facsimile: (302) 421-8390
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Digitude Innovations
LLC
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