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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`STRATOSAUDIO, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
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`Defendant.
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`6:20-cv-1125
`Case No. ___________
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`This is an action for patent infringement arising under the Patent Laws of the United States
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`of America, 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., in which Plaintiff StratosAudio, Inc. (“Plaintiff” or
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`“StratosAudio”) makes the following actions against Defendant Hyundai Motor America
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`(“Defendant” or “Hyundai”):
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`This complaint arises from Defendant’s unlawful infringement of the following
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`U.S. Patents owned by StratosAudio, Inc.: U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081; U.S. Patent No. 8,688,028;
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,903,307; U.S. Patent No. 9,584,843; U.S. Patent No. 8,200,203; U.S. Patent No.
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`9,294,806; and U.S. Patent No. 9,355,405 (collectively the “Asserted Patents”).
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`PARTIES
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`2.
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`StratosAudio is a privately held company incorporated under the laws of Delaware.
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`StratosAudio was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Kirkland Washington.
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`3.
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`StratosAudio is a pioneer in the field of media enhancement systems, especially as
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`it relates to interactive advertising, programming and other data manipulation that enables the
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`identification of broadcast media content using data transmitted in an associated datastream, the
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`EX. 3004
`IPR2021-01267
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`combination of such streams used in personalized media distribution, with widely applicable
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`adaptation in commercial media and entertainment systems including vehicle head unit consoles.
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`4.
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`Based on years of research and development, StratosAudio has created an
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`international patent portfolio comprising more than seventy (70) issued patents broadly directed
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`to media enhancement systems.
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`5.
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`StratosAudio has, over the years, invested millions of dollars innovating and
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`creating audio media enhancement systems of the type described in StratosAudio’s patents.
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`6.
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`StratosAudio is partly owned by an individual located in this judicial district in
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`Temple, Texas. This individual is also a named inventor on a number of the asserted patents.
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`7.
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`Hyundai Motor America is a California corporation with its principal place of
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`business in Fountain Valley, California. Hyundai may be served through its registered agent for
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`service in the State of Texas, , National Registered Agents, Inc., 1999 Bryan St., Suite 900, Dallas,
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`Texas 75201. Hyundai is registered to do business in the State of Texas and has been since at least
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`May 13, 1986.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`8.
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`This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.,
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`including § 271. This Court has original subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331
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`and 1338(a).
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`9.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant because, among other things,
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`Defendant has done business in this District, and has committed and continues to commit acts of
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`patent infringement in this District giving rise to this action, and has established minimum contacts
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`with this forum such that the exercise of jurisdiction over Defendant would not offend traditional
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`notions of fair play and substantial justice. Defendant, directly and indirectly through subsidiaries
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`and intermediaries, has committed and continues to commit acts of infringement in this District
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`by, among other things, making, using, selling, offering to sell, and importing products that
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`infringe the asserted patents.
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`10.
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`Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) because, among other
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`things, Defendant has transacted business in this District and has committed acts of infringement
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`in and has a regular and established place of business in this judicial district. For example, Hyundai
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`conducts its business of the exclusive distribution of new automobiles to the consuming public in
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`this judicial district through its authorized dealers in this judicial district, including selling
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`automobiles, directly and/or indirectly, to and through Greg May Hyundai, located at 1501 W.
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`Loop 340, Waco, Texas 76712. On information and belief, Hyundai does not permit sales of any
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`new Hyundai vehicle from any location except its authorized dealers, such as Greg May Hyundai.
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`11.
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`The Hyundai dealerships in this judicial district are all named with the “Hyundai”
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`designation (e.g., Greg May Hyundai). The Hyundai dealerships in this judicial district all
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`prominently display Hyundai trademarks, including the Hyundai logo, with no reservations or
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`disclaimers. Hyundai authorizes its dealers in this judicial district to utilize Hyundai’s trademarks,
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`trade name, and other intellectual property associated with the distribution and sale of automobiles
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`and provision of related services.
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`12.
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`Hyundai dealerships in this judicial district are held out to the consuming public as
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`places of Hyundai where Hyundai, through its dealers, sells Hyundai cars. Hyundai’s website
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`directs users to enter their zip code so that Hyundai can display to the website user Hyundai
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`vehicles available in inventory in their area, so that Hyundai can identify a franchised dealer in
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`their area, and so that Hyundai can schedule a test drive by having Hyundai provide customer
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`information to the Hyundai dealerships, including dealerships in this judicial district. Upon input
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`of zip code information from this judicial district, Hyundai names and ratifies its dealers in this
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`judicial district, such as Greg May Hyundai, as its place of business where: 1) the user of a website
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`may test drive its cars; 2) it assists a website user in scheduling a test drive at a dealer in this
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`judicial district; 3) it collects customer information and provides that information to its dealers in
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`this judicial district; Hyundai enables website users to solicit quotes to purchase a vehicle from
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`dealers in this judicial district.
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`13.
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` Hyundai also conducts business through its authorized dealers in this judicial
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`district by providing new purchase warranties and service pursuant to those warranties to the
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`consuming public. Hyundai further delegates maintenance responsive to vehicle safety recalls to
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`its authorized dealers in this judicial district by informing Hyundai owners of the defect and
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`directing Hyundai owners to the authorized dealers for repair of the defect.
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`14.
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`Hyundai also controls the sale of automobiles in this judicial district by, among
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`other items, establishing criteria and certifying vehicles as part of a “Certified Pre-Owned Hyundai
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`vehicles” program. Hyundai directly controls aspects of employees of its authorized dealers by
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`training service technicians through Hyundai’s Car Care Express program. Hyundai also provides
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`direct and indirect financial input into the operations of its authorized dealers in this district by, on
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`information and belief, offering vehicle financing through Hyundai Motor Finance, and by offering
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`“floor plan” loans directly to its authorized dealers in this judicial district. On information and
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`belief, Hyundai further conducts business through its control over the sale and/or ownership
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`transfer of its authorized dealers in this judicial district, which includes the right to refuse any
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`transfer of ownership of its authorized dealers, and through its control of specific geographic areas
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`in which its authorized dealers in this judicial district may operate.
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`COUNT I – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’081 PATENT
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`15.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`16.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,166,081 entitled “System and Method for Advertisement Transmission and Display”
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`(the “’081 patent”), issued on April 24, 2012. A true and correct copy of the ’081 patent is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit 1.
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`17.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’081 patent, including but not limited to claims 9-11 and
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`23, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’081 patent. By way of illustrative example,
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`these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle communication and
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`entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise enable Apple Carplay,
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`and at least one of the following: HD radio, SiriusXM radio, and/or FM radio with RBDS (the
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`“Accused Consoles”).
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`18.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’081 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`19.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’081 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`20.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’081 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ’081 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`21.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’081 patent. For example, Appendix A sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’081 patent.
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`22.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ’081
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`23.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’081 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for Defendant’s infringement, but in no
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`event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by Defendant, together with
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`interest and costs fixed by the Court.
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`24.
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`Defendant’s infringing activities have injured and will continue to injure Plaintiff,
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`unless and until this Court enters an injunction prohibiting further infringement of the ’081 patent,
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`and specifically enjoining further manufacture, sale, use, importation, and/or offers for sale that
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`come within the scope of the patent claims.
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`COUNT II – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’028 PATENT
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`25.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`26.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,688,028 entitled “Broadcast Response System” (the “’028 patent”), issued on April
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`1, 2014. A true and correct copy of the ‘028 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
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`27.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’028 patent, including but not limited to claims 11, 14-16,
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`and 18, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’028 patent. By way of illustrative example,
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`these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle communication and
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`entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise enable the Apple
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`Carplay with Apple Music streaming services playing live radio such as, Beats 1 and/or Apple
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`Music 1 Radio, HD radio, FM radio with RBDS, or SiriusXM radio with iTunes tagging
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`functionality (the “Accused Consoles”).
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`28.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’028 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`29.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’028 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`30.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’028 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ‘028 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`31.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’028 patent. For example, Appendix B sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’028 patent.
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`32.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ‘028
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`33.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’028 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for Defendant’s infringement, but in no
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`event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by Defendant, together with
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`interest and costs fixed by the Court.
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`34.
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`Defendant’s infringing activities have injured and will continue to injure Plaintiff,
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`unless and until this Court enters an injunction prohibiting further infringement of the ’028 patent,
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`and specifically enjoining further manufacture, sale, use, importation, and/or offers for sale that
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`come within the scope of the patent claims.
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`COUNT III – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’307 PATENT
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`35.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`36.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,903,307 entitled “Broadcast Response System” (the “’307 patent”), issued on
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`December 2, 2014. A true and correct copy of the ‘307 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.
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`37.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’307 patent, including but not limited to claims 11 and 15-
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`18, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’307 patent. By way of illustrative example,
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`these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle communication and
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`entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise enable the Apple
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`Carplay with Apple Music streaming services playing live radio such as Beats 1 and/or Apple
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`Music 1 Radio, HD radio, FM radio with RBDS, or SiriusXM radio with iTunes tagging
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`functionality (the “Accused Consoles”).
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`38.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’307 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`39.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’307 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`40.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’307 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ’307 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`41.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’307 patent. For example, Appendix C sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’307 patent.
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`42.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ’307
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`43.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’307 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for Defendant’s infringement, but in no
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`event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by Defendant, together with
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`interest and costs fixed by the Court.
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`44.
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`Defendant’s infringing activities have injured and will continue to injure Plaintiff,
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`unless and until this Court enters an injunction prohibiting further infringement of the ’307 patent,
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`and specifically enjoining further manufacture, sale, use, importation, and/or offers for sale that
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`come within the scope of the patent claims.
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`COUNT IV – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’843 PATENT
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`45.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`46.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,584,843 entitled “Systems, Methods, and Devices for Scanning Broadcasts” (the
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`“’843 patent”), issued on February 28, 2017. A true and correct copy of the ’843 patent is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit 4.
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`47.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’843 patent, including but not limited to claims 10, 11, 13,
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`and 15, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’843 patent. By way of illustrative example,
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`these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle communication and
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`entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise enable the Apple
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`Carplay with Apple Music streaming services playing live radio such as Beats 1 and/or Apple
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`Music 1 Radio, HD radio, FM radio with RBDS, or SiriusXM radio with iTunes tagging
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`functionality (the “Accused Consoles”).
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`48.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’843 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`49.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’843 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`50.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’843 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ’843 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`51.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’843 patent. For example, Appendix D sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’843 patent.
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`52.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ’843
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`53.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’843 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for Defendant’s infringement, but in no
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`event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by Defendant, together with
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`interest and costs fixed by the Court.
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`54.
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`Defendant’s infringing activities have injured and will continue to injure Plaintiff,
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`unless and until this Court enters an injunction prohibiting further infringement of the ’843 patent,
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`and specifically enjoining further manufacture, sale, use, importation, and/or offers for sale that
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`come within the scope of the patent claims.
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`COUNT V – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’203 PATENT
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`55.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`56.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,200,203 entitled “Broadcast Response Method and System” (the “’203 patent”),
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`issued on June 12, 2012. A true and correct copy of the ’203 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit
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`5.
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`57.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’203 patent, including but not limited to claims 43, 47, 48,
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`51, 52, 55, 56, and 62, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’203 patent. By way of
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`illustrative example, these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle
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`communication and entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise
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`enable the Apple Carplay with Apple Music streaming services playing live radio such as Beats 1
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`and/or Apple Music 1 Radio, HD radio, FM radio with RBDS, or SiriusXM radio with iTunes
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`tagging functionality (the “Accused Consoles”).
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`58.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’203 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`59.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’203 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`60.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’203 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ’203 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`61.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’203 patent. For example, Appendix E sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’203 patent.
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`62.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ’203
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`63.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’203 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for Defendant’s infringement, but in no
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`event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by Defendant, together with
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`interest and costs fixed by the Court.
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`64.
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`Defendant’s infringing activities have injured and will continue to injure Plaintiff,
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`unless and until this Court enters an injunction prohibiting further infringement of the ’203 patent,
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`and specifically enjoining further manufacture, sale, use, importation, and/or offers for sale that
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`come within the scope of the patent claims.
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`COUNT VI – INFRINGEMENT OF THE ’806 PATENT
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`65.
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`Plaintiff realleges and incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs as if fully
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`set forth herein.
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`66.
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`Plaintiff is the owner and assignee of all rights, title and interest in and to U.S.
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`Patent No. 9,294,806 entitled “Systems, Methods, and Devices for Scanning Broadcasts” (the
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`“’806 patent”), issued on March 22, 2016. A true and correct copy of the ’806 patent is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit 6.
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`67.
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`Defendant makes, uses, offers for sale, sells, and/or imports into the United States
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`certain products and services that directly infringe, literally and/or under the doctrine of
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`equivalents, one or more claims of the ’806 patent, including but not limited to claims 5-10 and
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`13, and continue to do so since the issuance of the ’806 patent. By way of illustrative example,
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`these infringing products and services include, without limitation, vehicle communication and
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`entertainment systems with head unit consoles that incorporate or otherwise enable the Apple
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`Carplay with Apple Music streaming services playing live radio such as Beats 1 and/or Apple
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`Music 1 Radio, HD radio, FM radio with RBDS, or SiriusXM radio with iTunes tagging
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`functionality (the “Accused Consoles”).
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`68.
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`Defendant has had knowledge of the ’806 patent from a date no later than the date
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`of the filing of this Complaint. Defendant has known how the Accused Consoles operate and/or
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`are used and has known, or has been willfully blind to the fact, that making, using, offering to sell,
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`and selling the Accused Consoles within the United States, or importing the Accused Consoles
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`into the United States, would constitute infringement.
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`69.
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`Defendant has induced, and continues to induce, infringement of one or more
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`claims of the ’806 patent by actively encouraging others (including distributors, dealers, and
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`customers) to use, offer to sell, sell, and import the Accused Consoles. On information and belief
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`these acts include providing information and instructions supporting sales by others, providing the
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`Accused Consoles to others, and indemnifying patent infringement within the United States.
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`70.
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`Defendant has also infringed, and continues to infringe, one or more claims of the
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`’806 patent by offering to commercially distribute, commercially distributing, making, and/or
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`importing the Accused Consoles, which are used in practicing the process, or using the systems,
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`of the patent, and constitute a material part of the invention. Defendant knows the articles of the
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`Accused Consoles to be especially made or especially adapted for use in infringement of the patent,
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`not a staple article, and not a commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use.
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`Accordingly, Defendant has been, and currently is, contributorily infringing the ’806 patent in
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`violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
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`71.
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`The Accused Consoles satisfy all the claim limitations of one or more claims of the
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`’806 patent. For example, Appendix F sets forth in more detail the Accused Consoles and their
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`operation in Hyundai vehicles for a representative claim of the ’806 patent.
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`72.
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`By making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing into the United States
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`the Accused Consoles, Defendant has injured Plaintiff and is liable for infringement of the ’806
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`patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271.
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`73.
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`As a result of Defendant’s infringement of the ’806 patent, Plaintiff is entitled to
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`monetary damages in an amount adeq