GeoTag Inc v. Frontier Communications Corp et al
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COMPLAINT against Center'd Corporation, CityGrid Media, LLC, Dex One Corporation, Frontier Communications Corporation, Go2 Media, Inc., Hellometro Incorporated, IDC Networks, Inc., Intelius, Inc., Local.com Corporation, Magicyellow, Inc., Solfo, Inc., Windstream Communications, Inc., Yellow Book USA, Inc., Yelp!, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-2587197.), filed by GeoTag Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Suder, Jonathan)
GeoTag Inc v. Frontier Communications Corp et al
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EXHIBIT "A"
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US005930474A
United States Patent
D u n w o r t h et al.
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P a t e n t Number: Date of Patent:
5,930,474
Jui. 27, 1999
INTERNET ORGANIZER FOR ACCESSING G E O G R A P H I C A L L Y AND T O P I C A L L Y BASED INFORMATION Inventors: P e t e r D. D u n w o r t h , Huntington Beach; J o h n W. V e e n s t r a ; J o a n N a g e l k i r k , both of Balboa Island, all of Calif. Assignee: Z L a n d L L C , Santa Ana, Calif. Appl. No.: 08/595,026 Filed:
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J a n . 31, 1996 G 0 6 F 17/30 395/200.47; 707/10 395/200.47, 200.48, 395/200.49; 707/4, 10, 103, 501
Primary E x a m i n e r - Z a r n i Maung A s s i s t a n t Examiner~atrice L. Winder Attorney, Agent, or F i r m - K n o b b e , Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
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