`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
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`Civil Action No. 2:16-cv-0002
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`JURY TRIAL REQUESTED
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`COMPLAINT
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`GOOGLE INC.
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`Plaintiff Mobile Telecommunications Technologies, LLC (“MTel” or “Plaintiff”) files
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`this Complaint against Google Inc. (“Google”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,809,428
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`(the “’428 Patent”), 5,754,946 (the “’946 Patent”), 5,581,804 (the “’804 Patent”), and 5,894,506
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`(the “’506 Patent”) pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §271 and alleges as follows:
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`THE PARTIES
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`Plaintiff MTel is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of
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`business at 1720 Lakepointe Drive, Suite 100, Lewisville, Texas 75057.
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`MTel is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Wireless Holdings, Inc. (“United
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`Wireless”). In 2008, United Wireless, through another of its wholly owned subsidiaries,
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`Velocita Wireless, LLC, purchased the SkyTel wireless network, including assets related to
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`SkyTel’s more than twenty-year history as a wireless data company. Velocita Wireless, LLC,
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`continued to operate the SkyTel wireless data network after the acquisition. As a result of that
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`transaction, United Wireless gained ownership and control over the business, operations and
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`intellectual property portfolio, including patents developed by the SkyTel-related entities,
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`including Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. (“MTel Corp.”). United Wireless
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`subsequently assigned certain patent assets, including the Patents-in-Suit, together with all rights
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`of recovery related to those patent assets, to its wholly owned subsidiary, MTel, which is the
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`licensing division of United Wireless and the plaintiff here.
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`MTel Corp. was a pioneer of two-way wireless data communications and in 1995
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`launched the first nationwide two-way wireless data messaging service, dubbed SkyTel 2-Way.
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`Prior to that launch, in 1993, MTel Corp. received a Pioneer Preference award from the Federal
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`Communications Commission for technological achievement in developing its wireless data
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`network.
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`Upon information and belief, Google is a corporation organized and existing
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`under the laws of the State of Delaware, which has a regular and established place of business in
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`Texas. Google may be served with process through its registered agent, Corporation Service
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`Company d/b/a CSC, 211 East 7th Street, Suite 620, Austin, Texas 78701.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the
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`United States Code. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1331 and
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`1338(a).
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`Venue lies in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1391(b)-(d) and
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`1400(b). Google has transacted business in this district and on information and belief has
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`committed acts of infringement in this District.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Google under the laws of the State of
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`Texas, including the Texas long-arm statute, TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §17.042. Defendant
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`Google has availed itself of the rights and benefits of this District by conducting business in this
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`jurisdiction, including by promoting products or services, by selling products or services, or
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`offering to sell products or services, for example via the internet, which is accessible to and
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`accessed by residents of this District. Google maintains at least two offices in Texas, including
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`one in Austin, Texas and another in Dallas, Texas and sells and promotes the sales of its products
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`and services in consumer retail locations throughout Texas, including in this District. Google
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`uses or induces others to use its products or services in Texas, including in this District, that
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`infringe the ’428 Patent, the ’946 Patent, ’804 Patent and the ’506 Patent, or knowingly
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`contributes to infringement of the ’428 Patent, the ’946 Patent, ’804 Patent and the ’506 Patent.
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`Thus venue is proper in this District.
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`THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT
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`On Tuesday, September 15, 1998, the United States Patent and Trademark
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`(“USPTO”) duly and legally issued United States Patent No. 5,809,428, titled “Method and
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`Device for Processing Undelivered Data Messages in a Two-Way Wireless Communications
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`System,” after a full and fair examination. A true and correct copy of the ’428 Patent is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit A. Plaintiff is the assignee of all right, title, and interest in and to the
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`’428 Patent and possesses the exclusive right of recovery under the ’428 Patent, including the
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`exclusive right to recover for past and future infringement of the ’428 Patent. The ’428 Patent is
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`valid and enforceable.
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`9.
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`The ’428 Patent was found valid and infringed at trial against Apple Inc. in this
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`District.1
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`10.
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`The ’428 Patent describes and claims, among other things, methods, systems, and
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`devices for storing undeliverable messages, such as e-mail messages.
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`On Tuesday, May 19, 1998, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States
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`Patent No. 5,754,946 titled “Nationwide Communication System,” after a full and fair
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`examination. A true and correct copy of the ’946 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Plaintiff
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`is the assignee of all right, title and interest in and to the ’946 Patent and possesses the exclusive
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`1 Case 2:13-cv-00258-RSP (D.I. 65 Verdict Form) 11/17/14 (Exhibit E).
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`right of recovery under the ’946 Patent, including the exclusive right to recover for past and
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`future infringement of the ’946 Patent.
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`12.
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`The ’946 Patent describes and claims, among other things, devices and networks
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`that provide for the transmission of unreceived portions of a message.
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`13.
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`The ’946 Patent is valid and enforceable. The ’946 Patent was found valid and
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`infringed at trial against Apple Inc. in this District.2
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`On Tuesday, December 3, 1996, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States
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`Patent No. 5,581,804 titled “Nationwide Communications System,” after a full and fair
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`examination. A true and correct copy of the ’804 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit C. Plaintiff
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`is the assignee of all right, title and interest in and to the ’804 Patent, including the exclusive
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`right to recover for past and future infringement of the ’804 Patent. The ’804 Patent is valid and
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`enforceable.
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`15.
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`The ’804 Patent discloses and claims, inter alia, methods and systems for
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`providing two-way communication of messages between a central network and a mobile unit
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`over a relatively large area, and more particularly to such methods and systems for
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`communicating messages which allow for rapid communication of large messages and efficient
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`use of system resources.
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`On Tuesday, April 13, 1999, the USPTO duly and legally issued United States
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`Patent No. 5,894,506 titled “Method and Apparatus for Generating and Communicating
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`Messages Between Subscribers to an Electronic Messaging Network,” after a full and fair
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`examination. A true and correct copy of the ’506 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit D.
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`Plaintiff is the assignee of all right, title and interest in and to the ’506 Patent, including the
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`exclusive right to recover for past and future infringement of the ’506 Patent. The ’506 Patent is
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`valid and enforceable.
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`The ’506 Patent was found valid at trial against Apple Inc. in this District.3
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`The ’506 Patent discloses and claims, inter alia, an electronic messaging network
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`comprising a network operations center and message terminals, including memory for storing
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`corresponding files of canned messages and associated message codes, which improves message
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`compression and conserves communications link capacity.
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`INFRINGEMENT OF THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT
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`Plaintiff reincorporates by reference Paragraphs 1 through 18 as though fully
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`restated herein.
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`20.
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`Google, without authorization or license, has been and is now directly infringing,
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`literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, one or more claims of the ’428 Patent, the ’946
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`Patent, the ’804 Patent, and the ’506 Patent (together, the “Patents-in-Suit”) in violation of 35
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`U.S.C. §271 as stated below. Google’s infringement has been and will continue to be willful at
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`least since its knowledge of the Patents-in-Suit.
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`21.
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`On November 17, 2014, MTel received a favorable jury verdict in Mobile
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`Telecomms. Techs., LLC v. Apple No. 2:13-CV-258-RSP (E.D. Tex.). See Verdict attached as
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`Exhibit E. The jury in that case found the features of accused Apple devices infringed some of
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`the same Patents-in-Suit asserted here. Google’s messaging devices and messaging services on
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`information and belief contain similar features and perform similar functions as those found to be
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`infringing in Mobile Telecomms. Techs., LLC v. Apple.
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`22.
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`On December 31, 2012, MTel sent Motorola Mobility, Inc. by Certified mail a
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`letter (Exhibit F) alerting Motorola Mobility, Inc. to patent infringement and offering a patent
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`3 Case 2:13-cv-00258-RSP (D.I. 65 Verdict Form) 11/17/14 (Exhibit E).
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`license. Motorola Mobility, Inc. responded early the next year. Motorola Mobility, Inc. did not
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`deny infringement. Google had purchased Motorola Mobility, Inc. in early 2012 and retained it
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`until October 2014 before selling most of it to the Chinese. Thus, Google owned Motorola
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`Mobility, Inc. at the time MTel put Google (Motorola Mobility) on notice of its infringement of
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`an identified claim of an identified patent owned by MTel.
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`FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
`(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,809,428)
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`23.
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`Plaintiff MTel reincorporates by reference Paragraphs 1 through 22 as though
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`fully set forth herein.
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`24.
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`Each and every claim of the ’428 Patent is valid and enforceable and each claims
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`enjoys a statutory presumption of validity separate, apart, and in addition to the statutory
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`presumption of validity enjoyed by every other of its claims. 35 U.S.C. § 282.
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`25.
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`Google, without authorization or license, has been and is now directly infringing,
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`literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, Claims 1-3 and Claims 8-10 of the ’428 Patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. §271. Google and all end-users of Google’s networks and software,
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`including Google’s messaging applications, as well as messaging applications for use on Google
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`networks, desktop software, mobile messaging software, or mobile operating systems are direct
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`infringers of the ’428 Patent.
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`26.
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`Google and its end users have directly infringed, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, and will continue to directly infringe Claims 1-3 and 8-10 of the ’428 Patent by
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`making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing into the United States applications and by
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`offering messaging services “Google Messaging Services.” Google Messaging Services include,
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`by way of example only, Google Messenger, Google Cloud Messaging (“GCM”), Google Talk,
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`Google Hangouts, Google Talk Chat and XMPP, GTalkShare, GTalkSMS, GTalkSMS Donate
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`that embody or practice Claims 1-3 or 8-10 of the ’428 Patent.4 These Google Messaging
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`Services are often preinstalled or updated on the mobile devices before delivery to the end-user,
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`or these Google Messaging Services are provided by or through Google, including by way of
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`example, through the Google Play Store.
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`Google and its end users also have directly infringed, literally or under the
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`doctrine of equivalents, and will continue to directly infringe Claims 1-3 and Claims 8-10 by
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`providing for use with Google Messaging Services servers or other networking components (e.g.,
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`XMPP (or similar protocol)-compliant servers or other networking components).
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`28.
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`The manufacture, use, sale, offer to sale, or importation of the Google Messaging
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`Services directly infringes the apparatus Claims 1-3 of the ’428 Patent.
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`29.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a network operations center for transmitting and receiving
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`messages to and from a wireless mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a means for transmitting messages to a mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of means for receiving acknowledgment messages from a
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`mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a means for determining whether an acknowledgment
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`message is an acknowledgment to a data message or an acknowledgment to a probe message.
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`Messaging App http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-plans-new-smarter-messaging-app-1450816899
`(“Users will be able to text friends or a chatbot that will scour the Web and other sources to answer a
`question.”) (last visited Dec. 23, 2015).
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a means for transmitting a probe message to the mobile unit
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`if, after transmitting a data message to the mobile unit, no data acknowledgment message is
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`received.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a means for marking a data message as undelivered.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a means for storing an undelivered data message if, after
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`transmitting a probe message to a mobile unit, no probe acknowledgment message is received.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices may include the use of a means for receiving registration messages from a
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`mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices may include the use of a means for automatically transmitting undelivered data
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`messages to a mobile unit upon receiving a registration message from the mobile unit.
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`38.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices may include the use of a means for allowing dial-in access to undelivered data
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`messages by a subscriber to retrieve an undelivered data message.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`the processing of data messages that cannot be successfully transmitted from a network
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`operations center to a wireless mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`the transmitting of data messages from a network operations center to a mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`receiving at a network operations center a data acknowledgment message from a mobile unit that
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`acknowledges receipt of the data message sent by the network operations center.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`transmitting a probe message from a network operations center to a mobile unit if, after
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`transmitting a data message to a mobile unit, no data acknowledgment message is received at the
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`network operations center.
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`43.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`marking at a network operations center a data message as undelivered if, after transmitting a
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`probe message to a mobile unit, no probe acknowledgment message is received at the network
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`operations center.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services may
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`include storing at a network operations center an undelivered data message.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services may
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`include transmitting undelivered data messages from a network operations center to a mobile
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`unit upon receiving at the network operations center a registration message from the mobile unit.
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`46.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services may
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`include giving users remote access to the stored messages.
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`47. MTel gave Google actual notice of infringement of an identified patent claim of
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`an identified MTel patent in 2012. Google has knowledge of the ’428 Patent and acts and will
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`continue to act with an objectively high likelihood that its actions constitute infringement of that
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`valid patent. Such infringement demonstrates a deliberate and conscious decision to infringe, or
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`at least a reckless disregard of MTel’s patent rights, entitling MTel to up to treble damages. The
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`Google Messaging Services have no substantial non-infringing use other than to operate as
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`claimed in the ’428 Patent.
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`SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
`(INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 5,754,946)
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`48.
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`Plaintiff MTel reincorporates by reference Paragraphs 1 through 47 as though
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`fully set forth herein.
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`49.
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`Each and every claim of the ’946 Patent is valid and enforceable and each claim
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`enjoys a statutory presumption of validity separate, apart, and in addition to the statutory
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`presumption of validity enjoyed by every other of its claims. 35 U.S.C. §282.
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`50.
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`Google, without authorization or license, has been and is now directly infringing,
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`literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, Claims 1-4 and 7-9 of the ’946 Patent, in violation
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`of 35 U.S.C. §271.
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`51.
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`Google and its end users have directly infringed, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, and will continue to directly infringe Claims 1-4 and 7-9 of the ’946 Patent by
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`making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing into the United States applications and by
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`offering messaging services “Google Messaging Services.” Google Messaging Services include,
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`by way of example only, Google Messenger, Google Cloud Messaging (“GCM”), Google Talk,
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`Google Hangouts, Google Talk Chat and XMPP, GTalkShare, GTalkSMS, GTalkSMS Donate
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`that embody or practice Claims 1-4 and 7-9 of the ’946 Patent. These Google Messaging
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`Services are often preinstalled or updated on the mobile devices before delivery to the end-user,
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`or these Google Messaging Services are provided by or through Google, including by way of
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`example, through the Google Play Store.
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`Google and its end users have directly infringed, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, and will continue to directly infringe Claims 1-4 and 7-9 by providing for use with
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`Google Messaging Services servers or other networking components (e.g., XMPP (or similar
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`protocol)-compliant servers or other networking components).
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`By way of example only, Google and end users, directly infringe Claims 1-4 and
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`7-9 of the ’946 Patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. §271, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, through use of the aforementioned Google Messaging Services on any of the
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`following devices and mobile units, including by way of example only:5 all models and versions
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`of Google’s tablet and mobile devices, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, HTC One, HTC
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`One V, HTC One M8, HTC One E8, HTC One Max, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung Galaxy
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`Note 4, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy S III mini, Samsung
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`Galaxy S 4, Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini, Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom, Samsung Galaxy S 5,
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`Samsung Galaxy S 5 Sport, Samsung Galaxy Mega, Samsung Galaxy Mega 2, Samsung Galaxy
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`Alpha, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro, Samsung Galaxy Light,
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`Samsung Galaxy Exhibit, Samsung Galaxy Avant, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab,
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`Samsung Galaxy Tab S, Samsung Galaxy Ring, Samsung Galaxy Victory, Kyocera Duraforce,
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`Kyocera HydroVibe, Kyocera Brigadier, Kyocera Rise, Sonim XP6, HTC Desire, HTC Desire
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`510, HTC Desire 610, HTC Desire 612, HTC Desire 816, HTC Desire EYE, LG G Vista, LG
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`G2, LG G3 Vigor, LG G Flex, LG Optimus L90, LG Optimus F3, LG Optimus F3Q, LG
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`Optimus F6, LG Optimus G Pro, LG Splendor, LG G Pad, LG Lucid 3, LG Enact, LG Spectrum
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`2, LG Volt, LG Tribute, LG Realm, Virgin Mobile Awe, Virgin Mobile Supreme, Virgin Mobile
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`Reef, NEC Terrain, Sharp AQUOS Crystal, ZTE ZMAX, Sony Xperia Z, Sony Experia Z3, Sony
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`Experia Z3v, ALCATEL ONETOUCH Fierce 2, ALCATEL ONETOUCH Evolve 2, ALCATEL
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`ONETOUCH Shockwave, T-Mobile Prism II, Huawei Ascend, Asus Nexus Player, Google
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`capability of operating any of the Google Messaging Services has the potential to be an instrument of
`infringement of Claims 1-4 and 7-9 of the ’946 Patent.
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`Chromecast, G Watch, G Watch R, Gear Live, SmartWatch 3, and Asus ZenWatch. These are
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`offered merely as exemplary.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for receiving a radio frequency message from the network.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a display for displaying said message.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a switch actuatable to specify a portion of the displayed message for
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`which a user desires retransmission from the communications network.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for transmitting, only upon actuation of a switch, a signal to a
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`communications network requesting retransmission of a specified portion of a message.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for receiving a specified portion retransmitted from a
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`communications network and for displaying the received specified portion on a display.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for detecting errors in a received message, the display
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`including means for highlighting errors when a message is displayed on a display.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for receiving a radio frequency signal from a communication
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`network including a retransmitted message and an error correcting code.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for extracting a corrected message from a radio frequency
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`signal.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a signal transmitted by the transmitting means indicating to the
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`network that the user has read the message.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes the use of a communications network for transmitting radio frequency
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`signals to a mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes receiving radio frequency signals from a mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a mobile unit that has a display.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a mobile unit that has a switch to specify a portion of a message for
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`which a user desires retransmission.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for transmitting radio frequency signals containing a message
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`to a mobile unit.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for receiving, from a mobile unit, radio frequency signals
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`representing a portion of a message that a user desires to be retransmitted.
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`69.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services on
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`wireless devices includes a means for retransmitting radio frequency signals containing a portion
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`of a message to a mobile unit.
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`70.
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`The use by end users of the Google Messaging Services also directly infringe the
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`methods of receiving and transmitting messages at a mobile unit as claims in Claims 7-9 the ’946
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`Patent.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`receiving at the mobile unit a radio frequency message.
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`72.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`displaying a message on the mobile unit.
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`73.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`receiving an indication of a portion of a displayed message for which a user desires
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`retransmission.
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`74.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`transmitting upon receipt of an indication, a signal requesting retransmission of an indicated
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`portion of a message.
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`75.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`receiving a retransmission of an indicated portion of a message.
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`76.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services may
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`include highlighting errors in a message on a mobile unit.
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`77. MTel gave Google actual notice of infringement of an identified patent claim of
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`an identified MTel patent in 2012. Google has knowledge of the ’946 Patent and acts and will
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`continue to act with an objectively high likelihood that its actions constitute infringement of that
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`valid patent. Such infringement demonstrates a deliberate and conscious decision to infringe, or
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`at least a reckless disregard of MTel's patent rights, entitling MTel to up to treble damages. The
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`Google Messaging Services have no substantial non-infringing use other than to operate as
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`claimed in the ’946 Patent.
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`78.
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`Plaintiff reincorporates by reference Paragraphs 1 through 77 as though fully set
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`forth herein.
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`79.
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`Each and every claim of the ’804 Patent is valid and enforceable and each claim
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`enjoys a statutory presumption of validity separate, apart, and in addition to the statutory
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`presumption of validity enjoyed by every other of its claims. 35 U.S.C. §282.
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`80.
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`Google, without authorization or license, has been and is now directly infringing,
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`literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, Claims 5-8 and 10 of the ’804 Patent in violation of
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`35 U.S.C. §271, as stated below.
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`81.
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`Google and all end-users of Google’s messaging devices, equipment, products, or
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`services are direct infringers of the ’804 Patent, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, and
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`will continue to directly infringe Claims 5-8 and 10 of the ’804 Patent by making, using, selling,
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`offering to sell, or importing into the United States applications and by offering messaging
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`services, “Google Messaging Services.” Google Messaging Services include, by way of
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`example only, include Google Messenger, Google Cloud Messaging (“GCM”), Google Talk,
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`Google Hangouts, Google Talk Chat and XMPP, GTalkShare, GTalkSMS, GTalkSMS Donate
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`that embody or practice the communication method of Claims 5-8 and 10 of the ’804 Patent.
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`These Google Messaging Services are often preinstalled or updated on the mobile devices before
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`delivery to the end-user, or these Google Messaging Services are provided by or through Google,
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`including by way of example, through the Google Play Store.
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`82.
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`Google and its end users have directly infringed, literally or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, and will continue to directly infringe Claims 5-8 and 10 to the communication
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`method of the ’804 Patent by providing for use with Google Messaging Services servers or other
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`networking components (e.g., XMPP (or similar protocol)-compliant servers or other networking
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`components).
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`83.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`controlling a mobile transceiver which may communicate with a communication network
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`controlled by a computer.
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`84.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes a
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`network including more than one base transmitter for transmitting messages to a mobile
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`transceiver and base receiver for receiving messages from the mobile transceiver.
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`85.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes a
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`mobile transceiver that is capable of sending registration signals to be received by a base receiver
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`in a network to allow the network to identify the mobile transceiver’s approximate location
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`according to the location of the one or more base receivers that received the registration signals
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`and being capable of sending a message acknowledgment signal when a mobile transceiver
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`receives a message from the network to indicate successful delivery of the message.
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`86.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes a
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`network using received registration signals to determine a set of base transmitters to transmit a
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`message to a mobile transceiver.
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`87.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`storing in a network a number of registration signals from a mobile transceiver to the network
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`during a first period of time and the number of messages successfully delivered to the mobile
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`transceiver by the network during a period of time.
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`88.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`processing a stored number of registration signals and number of messages successfully
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`delivered to evaluate a likelihood that a registration signal from a mobile transceiver will not be
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`used by the network to determine a set of base transmitters.
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`89.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`sending a message to a mobile transceiver to disable the mobile transceiver’s capability to
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`transmit a registration signal if the likelihood exceeds a selected value.
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`90.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`sending a registration signal from a mobile transceiver to a network when the mobile transceiver
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`crosses zonal boundaries and the mobile transceiver’s capability to transmit registration signals is
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`enabled.
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`91.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`sending a registration signal from a mobile transceiver to a network when the mobile transceiver
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`returns to a coverage area of a communication network after being out of range for a period of
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`time and the mobile transceiver’s capability to transmit registration signals is enabled.
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`92.
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`On information and belief, the operation of Google Messaging Services includes
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`sending a registration signal from the mobile transceiver to the network when power is first
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`applied to a mobile transceiver and the mobile transceiver’s capability to transmit registration
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`signals is enabled.
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