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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 271', '§ 1391', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 271', '§ 284']

Integrated Claim Systems v. Delta Dental Insurance Company | Patent Infringement | Patent Claim
Description: Integrated Claim Systems v. Delta Dental Insurance Company
, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DELTA DENTAL INSURANCE ) COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________)
Case No. 2:13-cv-654 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff Integrated Claims Systems, LLC (“ICS”), for its complaint for patent infringement against Defendant Delta Dental Insurance Company (“Delta Dental”) alleges as follows: THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff ICS is a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New York, with its principal place of business at 118 Weaver Road, Elizaville, New York. 2. Upon information and belief, Defendant Delta Dental is a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of California, with a principal place of business at 100 First Street, San Francisco, California. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. This action arises under the United States Patent Laws, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq.
The Court has personal jurisdiction over Delta Dental because it has committed
acts of patent infringement within this Judicial District in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271, transacts business within this Judicial District, has purposely availed itself of the privileges and benefits of the laws of the State of Texas, solicits customers in the State of Texas, and has paying customers who are residents of the State of Texas and who each use Delta Dental‟s products and services in the State of Texas. Upon information and belief, Delta Dental derives substantial revenue from the infringing products and services used within this Judicial District, and should reasonably expect its actions to have consequences within this Judicial District. 5. 1400(b). THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT AND BACKGROUND 6. ICS is the owner of all right, title, and interest in U.S. Patent No. 7,178,020 (the Venue is proper in this Judicial District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b)-(c) and
almost 20 years now, Dr. DiRienzo has researched and developed systems and methods for processing insurance claims and the forms that typically accompany them. Dr. DiRienzo‟s efforts have been rewarded with eleven United States Patents in this field. He is also the named inventor of four other United States Patents and has a number of pending patent applications. 13. Upon information and belief, Delta Dental makes, uses, offers for sale or sells
within the United States a system and method allowing the electronic submission and processing of insurance claims and corresponding electronic attachments (the “Insurance Claim System”). Such attachments may include, for example, x-rays, perio charts, intraoral pictures, explanation of benefits, and lab reports and narratives, among others. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (INFRINGEMENT OF THE ‘020 PATENT) 14. ICS restates and realleges the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 13
above and incorporates them by reference. 15. Upon information and belief, Delta Dental, through its Insurance Claim System,
has infringed and continues to infringe, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, at least claim 27 of the „020 patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by making, using, offering for sale or selling the Insurance Claim System within the United States.
Upon information and belief, Delta Dental, through its Insurance Claim System,
has infringed and continues to infringe at least claim 27 of the „020 patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) by inducing vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to make, use, sell, or offer for sale within the United States, products or processes that practice inventions of the „020 patent, including the Insurance Claim System, with knowledge of and intent that such vendors, insurance providers, customers and others infringe the „020 patent. Delta Dental has intentionally caused, urged, encouraged, or aided in the action that contributed to and induced infringement, including direct infringement, of the „020 patent by vendors, insurance providers, customers and others. Upon information and belief, such intentional action includes, for example, contracting with vendors or others to make or use certain systems and processes of the Insurance Claim System; causing, urging, encouraging, or aiding certain actions by vendors or others to make or use the Insurance Claim System; and causing, urging, encouraging or aiding insurance providers, customers or others to make or use the Insurance Claim System. As a result of its conduct, Delta Dental has induced and is contributing to infringement and inducing such vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to make or use systems and methods, such as the Insurance Claim System, to infringe at least claim 27 of the „020 Patent. Additionally and in the alternative, Delta Dental has induced and is inducing vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to implement and utilize parts of or all of the systems and methods of the Insurance Claim System to infringe at least claim 27 of the „020 patent. Delta Dental has engaged and is engaging in this conduct while aware of the „020 patent and with the intent to infringe, at least as of the filing of this Complaint.
ICS has been damaged by Delta Dental‟s infringement of the „020 patent, has
been irreparably harmed by that infringement, and will suffer additional damages and irreparable harm unless this Court enjoins Delta Dental from further infringement. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION (INFRINGEMENT OF THE ‘768 PATENT) 18. ICS restates and realleges the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 13
above and incorporates them by reference. 19. Upon information and belief, Delta Dental, through its Insurance Claim System,
has infringed and continues to infringe, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, at least claim 1 of the „768 patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by making, using, offering for sale or selling the Insurance Claim System within the United States. 20. Upon information and belief, Delta Dental through its Insurance Claim System,
has infringed and continues to infringe at least claim 1 of the „768 patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) by inducing vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to make, use, sell, or offer for sale within the United States, products or processes that practice inventions of the „768 patent, including the Insurance Claim System, with knowledge of and intent that such vendors, insurance providers, customers and others infringe the „768 patent. Delta Dental has intentionally caused, urged, encouraged, or aided in the action that contributed to and induced infringement, including direct infringement, of the „768 patent by vendors, insurance providers, customers and others. Upon information and belief, such intentional action includes, for example, contracting with vendors or others to make or use certain systems and processes of the Insurance Claim System; causing, urging, encouraging, or aiding certain actions by vendors or others to make or use the Insurance Claim System; and causing, urging, encouraging or aiding insurance providers or others to make or use the Insurance Claim System. As a result of its 6
conduct, Delta Dental has induced and is contributing to infringement and inducing such vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to make or use systems and methods, such as the Insurance Claim System, to infringe at least claim 1 of the „768 patent. Additionally and in the alternative, Delta Dental has induced and is inducing vendors, insurance providers, customers and others to implement and utilize parts of or all of the systems and methods of the Insurance Claim System to infringe at least claim 1 of the „768 patent. Delta Dental has engaged and is engaging in this conduct while aware of the „768 patent and with the intent to infringe, at least as of the filing of this Complaint. 21. ICS has been damaged by Delta Dental‟s infringement of the „768 patent, has
been irreparably harmed by that infringement, and will suffer additional damages and irreparable harm unless this Court enjoins Delta Dental from further infringement.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, ICS prays for judgment: A. B. that Delta Dental has infringed and is infringing the „020 and „768 patents; enjoining Delta Dental, its officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys,
successors and assigns and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of them from infringing, contributing to infringement and/or inducing infringement of the „020 and „768 patents; C. awarding ICS compensatory damages for Delta Dental‟s infringement, together
with interest and costs pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284; and F. just or proper. granting ICS such other and further relief in law or in equity as this Court deems
/s/ Charles Ainsworth Charles Ainsworth State Bar No. 00783521 Email: charley@pbatyler.com Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Phone: (903) 531-3535 Fax: (903) 533-9687 OF COUNSEL: John F. Ward (pro hac vice forthcoming) Email: jward@wardzinna.com David G. Lindenbaum (pro hac vice forthcoming) Email: dlindenbaum@wardzinna.com Patrick R. Colsher (pro hac vice forthcoming) Email: pcolsher@wardzinna.com WARD & ZINNA, LLC 380 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 Phone: (212) 697-6262 Fax: (212) 972-5866 Attorneys for Plaintiff Integrated Claim Systems, LLC
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