Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
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RESPONSE in Opposition re #62 Defendant's MOTION to Change Venue Defendant's Motion to Transfer This Action to the Western District of Washington and Accompanying Memorandum of Law filed by Motorola Mobility, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit, #18 Exhibit, #19 Exhibit, #20 Exhibit, #21 Exhibit, #22 Exhibit, #23 Exhibit, #24 Exhibit, #25 Exhibit, #26 Exhibit, #27 Exhibit, #28 Affidavit, #29 Affidavit, #30 Affidavit)(Giuliano, Douglas)
EXHIBIT V
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
a Washington Corporation,
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Plaintiff,
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Motorola, Inc.,
Defendant.
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Case No:
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
JURY DEMAND
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Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) for its Complaint for Patent Infringement
against Motorola, Inc. (“Motorola”) alleges as follows:
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PARTIES
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Plaintiff Microsoft is a Washington corporation having its principal place of
business at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052.
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Upon information and belief, Defendant Motorola is a corporation organized
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under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business at 1303 East Algonquin Road,
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Schaumburg, Illinois 60196. On information and belief, Motorola is engaged in the design,
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manufacture, importation into the United States, and sale after importation of smartphones and
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associated software applications and services. Motorola markets and sells these products
worldwide through its channel business partners, telecom service providers, and various retail
companies, both at retail stores and through company websites.
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This is an action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the
United States, Title 35, United States Code.
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This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and
1338(a).
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Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b), 1391(c), 1391(d),
and 1400(b). On information and belief, Defendant is subject to this Court’s personal jurisdiction,
consistent with the principles of due process and the Washington Long Arm Statute, because
Defendant maintains offices and facilities in the Western District of Washington, offer their
products for sale in the Western District of Washington, have transacted business in this District,
and/or have committed and/or induced acts of patent infringement in this District.
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PATENT INFRINGEMENT COUNTS
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,579,517
(“the ’517 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 5,758,352 (“the ’352 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,621,746
(“the ’746 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,826,762 (“the ’762 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,909,910
(“the ’910 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,644,376 (“the ’376 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 5,664,133
(“the ’133 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 6,578,054 (“the ’054 patent”), and U.S. Patent No.
6,370,566 (“the ’566 patent”) (collectively, “the Microsoft Patents”), which the Defendant is
infringing and/or inducing others to infringe by making, using, offering to sell or selling in the
United States, or importing into the United States, products or processes that practice inventions
claimed in the Microsoft Patents.
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The Defendant has profited through infringement of the Microsoft Patents. As a
result of the Defendant’s unlawful infringement of the Microsoft Patents, Microsoft has suffered
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and will continue to suffer damage. Microsoft is entitled to recover from the Defendant the
damages suffered by Microsoft as a result of the Defendant’s unlawful acts.
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Upon information and belief, Defendant’s infringement of one or more of the
Microsoft Patents is willful and deliberate, entitling Microsoft to enhanced damages and
reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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Upon information and belief, the Defendant intends to continue their unlawful
infringing activity, and Microsoft continues to and will continue to suffer irreparable harm—for
which there is no adequate remedy at law—from such unlawful infringing activity unless the
Defendant is enjoined by this Court.
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COUNT I
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,579,517
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-9.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,579,517
(“the ’517 patent”), entitled “Common Name Space for Long and Short File Names,” duly and
properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on November 26, 1996 (a
reexamination certificate for the ’517 issued on November 28, 2006). A copy of the ’517 patent
is attached as Exhibit A.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’517 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’517 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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COUNT II
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,758,352
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-12.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,758,352
(“the ’352 patent”), entitled “Common Name Space for Long and Short File Names,” duly and
properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on November 26, 1996 (a
reexamination certificate was issued for the ‘352 patent on October 10, 2006). A copy of the
’352 patent is attached as Exhibit B.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’352 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’352 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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COUNT III
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,621,746
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-15.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,621,746
(“the ’746 patent”), entitled “Monitoring Entropic Conditions of a Flash Memory Device as an
Indicator for Invoking Erasure Operations,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office on September 16, 2003. A copy of the ’746 patent is attached as Exhibit C.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’746 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’746 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Charm.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,826,762
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-18.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,826,762
(“the ’762 patent”), entitled “Radio Interface Layer in a Cell Phone with a Set of APIs Having a
Hardware-Independent Proxy Layer and a Hardware-Specific Driver Layer,” duly and properly
issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on November 30, 2004. A copy of the ’762
patent is attached as Exhibit D.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’762 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’762 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,909,910
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-21.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,909,910
(“the ’910 patent”), entitled “Method and System for Managing Changes to a Contact Database,”
duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 21, 2005. A copy of
the ’910 patent is attached as Exhibit E.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’910 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’910 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,644,376
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-24.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 7,644,376
(“the ’376 patent”), entitled “Flexible Architecture for Notifying Applications of State Changes,”
duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 5, 2010. A copy
of the ’376 patent is attached as Exhibit F.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’376 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’376 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,664,133
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-27.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 5,664,133
(“the ’133 patent”), entitled “Context Sensitive Menu System/Menu Behavior,” duly and
properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 2, 1997. A copy of the
’133 patent is attached as Exhibit G.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’133 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’133 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,578,054
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,578,054
(“the ’054 patent”), entitled “Method and System for Supporting Off-line Mode of Operation and
Synchronization Using Resource State Information,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office on June 10, 2003. A copy of the ’054 patent is attached as Exhibit H.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’054 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’054 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,370,566
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Microsoft realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs 1-33.
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Microsoft is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 6,370,566
(“the ’566 patent”), entitled “Generating Meeting Requests and Group Scheduling from a Mobile
Device,” duly and properly issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on April 9, 2002. A
copy of the ’566 patent is attached as Exhibit I.
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The Defendant has been and/or is directly infringing and/or inducing infringement
of and/or is contributorily infringing the ’566 patent by, among other things, making, using,
offering to sell or selling in the United States, or importing into the United States, products
and/or services that are covered by one or more claims of the ’566 patent, including, by way of
example and not limitation, the Motorola Droid 2.
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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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Pursuant to Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Microsoft
respectfully requests a trial by jury on all issues properly triable by jury.
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PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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WHEREFORE, Microsoft prays for relief as follows:
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For a judgment declaring that Defendant has infringed each of the Microsoft
Patents;
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For a judgment awarding Microsoft compensatory damages as a result of
Defendant’s infringement of the Microsoft Patents, together with interest and costs, and in no
event less than a reasonable royalty;
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For a judgment declaring that Defendant’s infringement of Microsoft Patents has
been willful and deliberate;
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For a judgment awarding Microsoft treble damages and pre-judgment interest
under 35 U.S.C. § 284 as a result of Defendant’s willful and deliberate infringement of the
Microsoft Patents;
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For a judgment declaring that this case is exceptional and awarding Microsoft its
expenses, costs, and attorneys fees in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §§ 284 and 285 and Rule 54(d)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
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For a grant of a permanent injunction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 283, enjoining
Defendant from further acts of infringement; and
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For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
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David E. Killough
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Of counsel:
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T. ANDREW CULBERT (SBN 35925)
andycu@microsoft.com
DAVID E. KILLOUGH (SBN 40185)
davkill@microsoft.com
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: 425-882-8080
Facsimile:
425-869-1327
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DAVID T. PRITIKIN
dpritikin@sidley.com
RICHARD A. CEDEROTH
rcederoth@sidley.com
DOUGLAS I. LEWIS
dilewis@sidley.com
JOHN W. MCBRIDE
jwmcbride@sidley.com
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: 312-853-7000
Facsimile:
312-853-7036
BRIAN R. NESTER
bnester@sidley.com
KEVIN C. WHEELER
kwheeler@sidley.com
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-736-8000
Facsimile:
202-736-8711
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Counsel for Plaintiff Microsoft Corp.
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