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Nathaniel L. Dilger (Bar No. 196203)
Email: [email protected]
Peter R. Afrasiabi (Bar No. 193336)
email: [email protected]
ONE LLP
4000 MacArthur BoulevardWest Tower, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, California 92660
Telephone: (949) 502-2870
Facsimile: (949) 258-5081
Attorneys for Plaintiff Calibrait, LLC.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CALIBRAIT, LLC, a California limited
liability corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
APPLE, INC., a California corporation,
Defendant.
Case No.
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT
INFRINGEMENT, PERMANENT
INJUNCTION AND DAMAGES
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
For its Complaint against Apple, Inc. (Apple), Plaintiff Calibrait, LLC
(Calibrait) alleges as follows:
THE PARTIES
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Plaintiff Calibrait, LLC (Calbrait) is a limited liability corporation dulyorganized and existing under the laws of California with its principal place of business at
Golden Eagle Business Center, 525 B Street, Suite 1500, San Diego, CA 92101. As
alleged below, Calibrait is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No.
7,447,565.
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2. Defendant Apple, Inc. is a corporation duly organized and existing under thlaws of California, with its principal place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA
95014. Apple is in the business of using, making, selling, offering for sale, importing, an
distributing mobile devices that incorporate accelerometers, among other components, to
persons in the U.S. through physical and electronic channels, including the Internet.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
3. This is a civil action for patent infringement arising under the Patent Act ofthe United States, 35 U.S.C. 1 et seq. This court has subject matter jurisdiction of such
federal question claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a).
4. Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b), 1391(c) and 1400(b) in that thacts and transactions complained of herein were conceived, carried out, made effective, an
had effect within the State of California and within this district, among other places. App
resides in this judicial district by virtue of its state of incorporation and business activities
in this district and has committed acts of infringement in this judicial district.
U.S. PATENT NO. 7,447,565
5. On November 4, 2008, the United States Patent & Trademark Office duly anlegally issued United States Letters Patent No. 7,447,565 (the 565 Patent), entitled
Electronic Alignment System.
6. The 565 patent claims, among other things, an electronic alignment device,comprising mutually perpendicular accelerometers, that enables a user to field calibrate th
accelerometers by providing instructions to a user to position the electronic device to
capture a first set of positional data, providing instructions to the user to turn the electroni
alignment device 180 degrees to enable the electronic alignment device to capture a secon
set of positional data, and averaging the first and second sets of captured data.
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FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
AGAINST DEFENDANT APPLE, INC. FOR DIRECT, CONTRIBUTORY AND
INDUCING INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,447,565
7. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference the allegations set forth inparagraphs 1-7 of the Complaint as though fully set forth herein.
8. A true and correct copy of the 565 Patent is attached as Exhibit A andincorporated herein by reference. Defendant Apple has, and continues to, make, use, sell,
offer for sale, import and/or distribute mobile devices having accelerometers integrated
therein, including, but not limited to, iPad, iPad2, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G/3GS, iPhone 4,
and iPod Touch models (collectively, the Apple Products).
9. Apple further has, and continues to, make, use, sell, offer for sale, or otherwidistribute software programs that enable users to field calibrate the accelerometers in the
Apple Products, including, but not limited to, software called Bubble Level (Calibratio
Software).
10. By making, using, selling, and offering for sale the Apple Products andCalibration Software, Apple has directly infringed and continues to directly infringe the
565 Patent, including infringement under 35 U.S.C. 271(a) and (f).
11. On information and belief, Apple has also indirectly infringed and continues indirectly infringe the 565 Patent by actively inducing direct infringement by other perso
who operate methods and systems that embody or otherwise practice one or more of the
claims of the 565 Patent when Apple had knowledge of the 565 Patent and knew or
should have known that their actions would induce direct infringement by others and
intended that their actions would induce direct infringement by others.
12. On information and belief, Apple has also indirectly infringed and continues indirectly infringe the 565 Patent by contributory infringement by providing non-staple
articles of commerce to others for use in an infringing system or method with knowledge
the 565 Patent and knowledge that these non-staple articles of commerce are used as a
material part of the claimed invention of the 565 Patent.
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13. On information and belief, Apple will continue to infringe the 565 Patentunless enjoined by this Court.
14. On information and belief, Apples infringement of the 565 Patent is, hasbeen, and continues to be willful and deliberate.
15. As a direct and proximate result of Apples infringement of the 565 Patent,Calibrait has been and continues to be damaged in an amount yet to be determined.
16. Unless a preliminary and permanent injunction are issued enjoining Appleand its officers, agents, servants and employees, and all others acting on their behalf or in
concert with Apple, from infringing the 565 Patent, Calibrait will be greatly and
irreparably harmed.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Calibrait prays for judgment against Defendant Apple as
follows:
(1) For a judicial determination and declaration that Defendant Apple has directlinfringed, and continues to directly infringe, United States Letters Patent No. 7,447,565;
(2) For a judicial determination and declaration that Defendant Apple has induceand continues to induce, the infringement of United States Letters Patent No. 7,447,565;
(3) For a judicial determination and declaration that Defendant Apple hascontributorily infringed, and continues to contributorily infringe, United States Letters
Patent No. 7,447,565;
(4) For a judicial determination and decree that Defendant Apples infringementof United States Letters Patent No. 7,447,565 has been, and continues to be, willful and
deliberate;
(5) For a judicial determination and decree that Defendant Apple, its respectivesubsidiaries, officers, agents, servants, employees, licensees, and all other persons or
entities acting or attempting to act in active concert or participation with it or acting on its
behalf, be preliminarily and permanently enjoined from further infringement of the 565
Patent;
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(6) For a declaration that Apple notifies all of its customers and users of theinfringing system and customers participation in the infringement with Apples
encouragement, and that Apple encourages customers to cease all such infringing actions;
(7) For a judicial decree that orders Defendant Apple to account for and pay toCalibrait all damages caused to Calibrait by reason of Defendant Apples infringement
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 284, including enhanced damages under 35 U.S.C. Section
285;
(8) For an award of damages according to proof at trial;(9) For a judicial declaration that this case is exceptional under 35 U.S.C. Sectio
285 and Defendant Apple be ordered to pay Calibraits costs, expenses, and reasonable
attorneys fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Sections 284 and 285;
(10) For a judicial order awarding to Calibraits pre-judgment and post-judgmentinterest on the damages caused to it by Defendant Apples infringement; and
(11) For any such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper
under the circumstances.
August 5, 2011 ONE LLP
By: /s/ Peter R. Afrasiabi
Peter R. Afrasiabi
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Calibrait, LLC
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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Plaintiff hereby demands a jury trial pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure as to all issues in this lawsuit.
August 5, 2011 ONE LLP
By: /s/ Peter R. Afrasiabi
Peter R. Afrasiabi
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Calibrait, LLC
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EXHIBIT A
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2JS 44 (Rev. 12/07) CIVIL COVER SHEETThe JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as pry local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of inhe civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)
. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff County of Residence of First Listed Defendant(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE
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I. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an X in One Box Only) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Place an X in One Box for P(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant
u 1 U.S. Government u 3 Federal Question PTF DEF PTF D
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of Business In This State
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JUDGE DOCKET NUMBER
DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
CALIBRAIT, LLC, a California limited liability corporation
San Diego
Nathaniel L. Dilger, ONE LLP, 4000 MacArthur Blvd., W. Twr.,Ste. 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 949-502-2870
APPLE, INC., a California corporation
Santa Clara
. . . , et seq.
atent n r ngement
10,000,000.00
08/05/2011 /s/Peter R. Afrasiabi
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